_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea_21_August_2023.jpg) TCG Göksu (F-497) in the Mediterranean Sea on August 21, 2023. The G-class frigates are equipped with the GENESIS combat management system, SMART-S Mk2 3D radar and Mk. 41 VLS, which has been installed in front of the Mk. 13 GMLS.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | G class |
| Operators |  Turkish Navy |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | Yavuz class |
| Subclasses | Oliver Hazard Perry class |
| Built | 1979-1981 |
| In commission | 1997-present |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Active | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,166 t) full load |
| Length | 135.6 m (444 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 13.7 m (44 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 222 (19 officers, 203 men) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB-212 (ASW/ASuW/EW) |
The G class (Turkish: Gabya sınıfı fırkateyn(ler)) is one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy. They are extensively modernized versions of ex-Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates of the US Navy, mainly designed for air defense with a weapons configuration that is optimized for general warfare.
- ^ Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009