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History |
Turkey |
Name | Burgazada |
Namesake | Burgazada |
Laid down | 17 December 2014 |
Launched | 21 June 2016 |
Commissioned | 4 November 2018 |
Identification | |
Status | in active service, as of 2018[update] |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Ada-class corvette |
Displacement | 2,300 long tons (2,340 t) |
Length | 99.56 m (326.6 ft) |
Beam | 14.40 m (47.2 ft) |
Draft | 3.89 m (12.8 ft) |
Installed power | 31,640 kW (42,430 shp) (CODAG) |
Propulsion | 1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts |
Speed |
- Economy 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
- Maximum 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
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Range | 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 15 knots |
Endurance |
- 21 days with logistic support
- 10 days autonomous
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Complement | 93 including aviation officers, with accommodation for up to 106 |
Sensors and processing systems |
- GENESIS CMS
- SMART-S Mk2 search radar
- Sonar, GPS, LAN, ECDIS
- UniMACS 3000 IPMS
- X-band radar, Fire control radar
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Aselsan ARES-2N
Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, SSTD |
Armament | |
Aviation facilities | |
Notes | Capability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems |
TCG Burgazada (F-513) is an Ada-class ASW corvette of the Turkish Navy, built as the third combat ship of the MILGEM project.[1] Burgazada was named after Burgazada Island, which is part of the Prince Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul.
The construction of TCG Burgazada began on 17 December 2014 at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard as the third combat ship of the MILGEM project.[2][3] She was launched on 21 June 2016.[3][4] After outfitting works, sea trials began in March 2018. She was commissioned on 4 November 2018.[5][6]
TCG Burgazada features a landing platform for ASW/ASuW helicopters, and is teamed with Harpoon anti-surface missiles and a 76 mm (3 in) OTO Melara Super Rapid gun. She is equipped with the indigenously-developed combat management system GENESIS.[6]
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