TCG Istanbul (F 515)

	TCG Istanbul (F-515) at the Bosporus strait, during the naval parade for celebrating the centennial of the Turkish Republic, October 29, 2023.
History
Turkey
Name	Istanbul; (İstanbul);
Namesake	Istanbul
Builder	Pendik, Istanbul
Laid down	19 January 2017
Launched	23 January 2021
Commissioned	19 January 2024
Identification	Pennant number: F 515
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Istanbul-class frigate
Displacement	3,100 tonnes
Length	113.2 m (371 ft 5 in)
Beam	14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	Economy: 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph); Maximum: 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph);
Range	6,570 nmi (12,170 km; 7,560 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 x RHIB
Complement	125
Sensors and ; processing systems	3D search radar; ASELSAN ALPER LPI Surface Radar; AKREP (AKR-D Block B-1/2) Fire Control Radar; Sonar; Combat Management System: GENESIS ADVENT;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM: ASELSAN ARES 2N; ECM: AREAS 2C; Decoy: Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system;
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 76 mm (3 in) MKEK 76/62 mm main gun; 1 × 35 mm (1.4 in) Aselsan GOKDENIZ dual barreled CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Aselsan STOP autocannon; Anti-ship missiles:; 16 × Atmaca ; Vertical launching system:; 16-cell (total 16 missiles) MDAS Vertical Launching System:; HISAR Surface-to-air missile; Torpedoes:; 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers;
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV);
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

Istanbul (F 515) is an Istanbul-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

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