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| Name: | TCG Heybeliada (F 511) |
| Namesake: | Heybeliada |
| Laid down: | 22 January 2007 |
| Launched: | 27 September 2008 |
| Commissioned: | 27 September 2011 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ada class corvette |
| Type: | Patrol and anti-submarine warfare |
| Displacement: | 2,300 tonnes |
| Length: | 99.56 m (326.6 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.40 m (47.2 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.89 m (12.8 ft) |
| Installed power: | 30,000 kW (CODAG) |
| Propulsion: | 1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | Economy 15 knots Maximum 30 knots |
| Range: | 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km) @ 15 knots |
| Endurance: | 21 days with logistic support 10 days autonomous |
| 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 |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
Aselsan ARES-2N Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, SSTD |
| Armament: |
Guns:
Anti-surface missiles:
Anti-aircraft missiles:
Torpedoes:
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| Aviation facilities: |
Hangar and platform for: |
| Notes: | Capability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems |
TCG Heybeliada (F-511) is the lead ship of the Ada class anti-submarine warfare corvettes. TCG Heybeliada was named after the Naval High School of the Turkish Navy located in Heybeliada island, Turkey. Designed, developed and built by the Istanbul Naval Shipyard as a part of the MİLGEM project, it was laid down on 22 January 2007, launched on 27 September 2008, and commissioned on 27 September 2011.
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Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command started construction of the TCG Heybeliada on January 22, 2007. Sailed out for the first sea trials in November 2010, she was officially commissioned by the Turkish Navy and entered navy service on 27 September 2011.[1]
TCG Heybeliada has a displacement of 2,300 tons,[2] is 99.56 metres (326.6 ft) in length,[3] 14.4 metres (47 ft) in beam,[3] and has a draft of 3.89 metres (12.8 ft).[3] She is powered by two diesel engines and a gas turbine, with a power of 30,000 kilowatts (40,000 hp), driving two propellers, and is capable of speeding up to 29 knots.[4] She has a range of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) at 15 knots, and has an endurance of 21 days with logistical support and ten days while operating autonomously.[4] She has a crew of 93, with space for up to 106.[4]
TCG Heybeliada is equipped with GENESIS combat management system that controls search and navigation radars, electronic warfare suits, weapons, countermeasures, communication devices, underwater and onboard sensors.[4] The ship is armed with a single Otobreda 76 mm gun, two Aselsan STAMP 12.7 millimeter guns, eight Harpoon missiles, 21 Rolling Airframe Missiles and two 324 millimeter Mark 32 triple launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes.[5] Electronic warfare systems include a dedicated EW radar, laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, and an SSTD system.[4] Communication and navigation systems involve satellite communication, X-band, navigation, fire control and LPI radar, ECDIS, GPS and LAN infrastructure.[4] The radar suite is the SMART-S Mk2, built by Thales.[6] The ship is fitted with sonar developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.[5] The whole platform is managed by an advanced integrated platform management system.[4]
The ship is capable of carrying Sikorsky S-70 helicopter or unmanned aircraft, along with the associated armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling systems and maintenance facilities.[4]
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