Ada-class corvette

TCG Burgazada during joint exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, 26 August 2020
Class overview
NameAda class
BuildersIstanbul Naval Shipyard

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ASFAT
Operators
Preceded byBurak class
SubclassesBabur class
Built2005–present
In service2011–present
Planned14
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypePatrol and anti-submarine warfare corvette
Displacement2,400 tonnes
Length99.56 m (326 ft 8 in)
Beam14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power
  • Main: 31,640 kW (42,430 hp) RENK CODAG
  • Auxiliary: 4 x 588 kW (789 hp)
Propulsion1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed
  • Economy: 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • Maximum: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance
  • 21 days with logistic support
  • 10 days autonomous
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 x RHIB
Complement93 including aviation officers, with accommodation up to 106
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Combat management system: G-MSYS (GENESIS MİLGEM Savaş Yönetim Sistemi)
  • Search radar: SMART-S Mk2[1]
  • Weapon control: STING EO Mk2
  • Sonar: TBT-01 Yakamoz
  • Communication: SatCom, GPS, LAN, ECDIS/WECDIS, Link 11/16
  • Navigation: ECPINS-W, ALPER LPI
  • Integrated platform management system: UniMACS 3000
  • Others: X-Band radar, Fire control radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SIGINT: ARES-2N[2]
  • Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, DG, SSTD
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesCapability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems

The Ada class is a class of anti-submarine corvettes developed primarily for the Turkish Navy during the first stage of the MILGEM project. The Turkish Navy has commissioned all four Ada-class corvettes.

  1. ^ Turkish Navy purchases Thales sensors Archived 7 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Defense Aerospace, 19 December 2007
  2. ^ ARES-2N (Turkey), Naval Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), electronic support and threat-warning systems, Jane's Radar And Electronic Warfare Systems, 3 February 2011