TCG Büyükada

History
Turkey
NameTCG Büyükada
NamesakeBüyükada
Laid down22 January 2008
Launched27 September 2011
Commissioned27 September 2013
IdentificationF-512
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeAda-class corvette
Displacement2,300 tonnes
Length99.56 m (326.6 ft)
Beam14.40 m (47.2 ft)
Draught3.89 m (12.8 ft)
Installed power30,000 kW (CODAG)
Propulsion1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed
  • Economy 15 knots (28 km/h)
  • Maximum 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km) at 15 knots
Endurance
  • 21 days with logistic support
  • 10 days autonomous
Complement93 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
Aviation facilities
NotesCapability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems

TCG Büyükada (F-512) is the second ship of the Ada-class ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. TCG Büyükada was named after Büyükada Island, which is part of the Prince Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul. Its sister ship is TCG Heybeliada.

Designed, developed, and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, it was laid down on 22 January 2008, launched on 27 September 2011, and commissioned on 27 September 2013.[1][2][3]

History

In 2015, she completed a three-month voyage, visiting ports in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sudan, and Djibouti.[4] She was also involved in the successful evacuation of 55 Turkish citizens from Yemen.[4]

References and notes

  1. ^ "Milli Olarak Dizayn ve İmşa Edilen İlk Türk Korveti MİLGEM Projesi" (in Turkish). Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  2. ^ "TCG Büyükada, DZKK'ya teslim edildi". Deniz Haber (in Turkish). 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  3. ^ Küçük, Mustafa (2013-09-28). "2. hayalet gemi denizde". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  4. ^ a b "Milli gururumuz TCG Büyükada yurda döndü". Deniz Haber. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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