Barbaros-class frigate

TCG Barbaros (F-244) on October 1, 2020.
Class overview
Name	Barbaros, MEKO 200 TN-II
Builders	Blohm + Voss Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Operators	Turkish Navy
Preceded by	Yavuz class
Succeeded by	Istanbul class
Subclasses	Salih Reis class
In commission	1997–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,100 tons standard 3,350 tons full load
Length	116.7 metres (383 ft) (F244, F245) 118.0 metres (387.1 ft) (F246, F247)
Beam	14.8 metres (49 ft)
Draught	4.25 metres (13.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers , 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines 60,000 hp 2 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 13,060 hp (9,740 kW)
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only
Range	4,100 nautical miles (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	24 officers, 156 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems	Radars Thales SMART-S Mk2 Decca 2040 BT HSA D08 HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18 Sonar SQS-56 Mid-life upgrade(MLU)[1] Radars SMART-S Mk2 3BAR IIF-Mod 5 3D PESA search radar MAR-D 3D AESA search radar AKREP Dual Band Fire control radar AKR-D Fire control radar Systems ADVENT Combat Management System TUMSIS X SATCOM TUMSIS X-Band Satellite Communication Terminals KULAÇ Sounder System KIRLANGIÇ Electro-Optical Director(EOD) G-LIS Enhanced Laser Warning System PIRI-KATS Infrared Search and Tracking System (IRST) National Gun Fire Control System ASELSAN V-UHF and HF Communication Antennas MARTI 200-N Electro-Optical Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Sonar ARMELSAN's ARAS-2023 Diver Detection Sonar FERSAH Active/Passive Hull Mounted Sonar System
Electronic warfare & decoys	Electronic warfare[3] Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy MLU-Electronic warfare ARES-2N(V)2 Electronic defence system AREAS-2NC Electronic attack system ASELSAN HIZIR Torpedo Jamming and Deception System
Armament	Barbaros (F 244), Oruçreis (F 245): 1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 8 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Salihreis (F 246), Kemalreis (F 247): 2 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 64 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 16 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Common: 2 × Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon 1 × 5 inch /54 gun 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun systems 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube sets Mid-life upgrade(MLU) Armament[2] Guns 1 x 127mm (5/54) Mk45 Mode 2 main gun 3 x ASELSAN 25mm STOP RCWS Surface-to-surface missiles 2 x 8 cells with 8 or 16 x ATMACA anti-ship missiles Close in weapon systems 1 x 35mm GÖKDENİZ CIWS 1 x Phalanx Mk-15 Blok 1B Baseline 2 CIWS Surface-to-air-missiles 8 cells quadpack Mark 41 VLS with 32/64 ESSM Blok 1 missiles
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and platform

The Barbaros-class frigates^[4] are among the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are larger than the previous Yavuz-class frigates and are also faster due to using CODOG machinery rather than pure diesels.

The first two vessels (F 244 and F 245) are defined as the Barbaros class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-A) while the last two vessels (F 246 and F 247) are defined as the Salih Reis class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-B) by the Turkish Navy.

Salih Reis subclass ships are built with 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS and longer than Barbaros class vessels to accommodate 16-cell Mk. 41 VLS upgrade in the future while Barbaros-class vessels built with Mk.29 Sea Sparrow launchers that planned to be replaced by 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS.