G-class frigate

Combat Management System: GENESIS ( Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi )
Search radar: SMART-S Mk2

	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.
Class overview
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	2 × GE LM 2500 gas turbines, 41,000 hp (31 MW); 1 propeller and 2 × bow thrusters;
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	Combat Management System: GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi); Search radar: SMART-S Mk2;
Armament	1 × Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS; 1 × Oto Melara 76mm DP gun; 8 × Harpoon SSM; 40 × SM-1 MR SAM; 32 × ESSM launched from Mk-41 VLS (4 ESSM missiles per MK-41 cell through the use of MK25 Quadpack canisters, total of 8 cells); Two triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine warfare torpedoes;
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.

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