TCG Bykada (F-512)

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Name: TCG Bykada (F 512)
Namesake: Bykada
Laid down: 27 September 2008
Launched: 27 September 2011
Commissioned: 27 September 2013
Status: in active service
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 29 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
& decoys:
Aselsan ARES-2N
Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, SSTD
Armament:
Guns:
1 76 mm OtoMelara Super Rapid
2 20 mm Aselsan STAMP
Anti-surface missiles:
8 Harpoon Block II SSM BB
Anti-aircraft missiles:
21 RAM (PDMS)
Torpedoes:
2 324 mm Mk.32 triple launchers for Mk.46 torpedoes
Aviation facilities:
Hangar and platform for:
S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopters
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Notes: Capability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial r
efueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems
TCG Bykada (F-512) is the second ship of the Ada class ASW corvettes of the Turkis
h Navy. TCG Bykada was named after Bykada Island. Bykada Island is part of the Prince
Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul. Its sis
ter ship is TCG Heybeliada (F-511).
Designed, developed and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part o
f the MILGEM project, it was laid down on 22 January 2008, launched on 27 Septem
ber 2011, and commissioned on 27 September 2013.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
In 2015, she completed a 3 month long voyage, visiting ports in Saudi Arabia, Ye
men, Pakistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sudan and Djibouti.[4] She was involved i
n the successful evacuation of 55 Turkish citizens from Yemen.[4]
References and notes[edit]
Jump up ^ "Milli Olarak Dizayn ve Imsa Edilen Ilk Trk Korveti MILGEM Projesi" (in
Turkish). Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanligi. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
Jump up ^ "TCG Bykada, DZKK'ya teslim edildi". Deniz Haber (in Turkish). 2013-09-2
7. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
Jump up ^ Kk, Mustafa (2013-09-28). "2. hayalet gemi denizde". Hrriyet (in Turkish).
Retrieved 2013-09-28.
^ Jump up to: a b "Milli gururumuz TCG Bykada yurda dnd". Deniz Haber. Retrieved 201
6-04-27.
External links[edit]
Undersecretariat for Defence Industries official website
TCG Bykada Sighted On Bosphorus - 25 Jul 2013
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Corvettes of the Turkish Navy
Burak-class
TCG Bozcaada (F-500) TCG Bodrum (F-501) TCG Bandirma (F-502) TCG Beykoz (F-503)
TCG Bartin (F-504) TCG Bafra (F-505)
Ada-class
TCG Heybeliada (F-511) TCG Bykada (F-512) TCG Burgazada (F-513) (under constructio
n)
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