TCG Salihreis (F 246)

TCG Salihreis underway in Çanakkale, 24 April 2015
History
Turkey
Name	Salihreis
Namesake	Salah Rais
Builder	Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Launched	26 September 1997
Commissioned	22 July 1998
Identification	Pennant number: F 246
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Barbaros-class frigate
Displacement	3,100 tons standard 3,350 tons full load
Length	118.0 metres (387.1 ft)
Beam	14.8 metres (49 ft)
Draught	4.25 metres (13.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers , 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines 60,000 hp 2 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 13,060 hp (9,740 kW)
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only
Range	4,100 nautical miles (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	24 officers, 156 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Thales SMART-S Mk2 Decca 2040 BT HSA D08 HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18 Sonar SQS-56
Electronic warfare & decoys	Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy
Armament	1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 8 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) 2 × Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon 1 × 5 inch /54 gun 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun systems 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube sets
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and platform

TCG Salihreis (F 246) is a Barbaros-class frigate of the Turkish Navy.

Development and design

Main article: Barbaros-class frigate

Barbaros-class frigates were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are larger than the previous Yavuz-class frigates and are also faster due to using CODOG machinery rather than pure diesels.

The first two vessels (F 244 and F 245) are defined as the Barbaros class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-A) while the last two vessels (F 246 and F 247) are defined as the Salih Reis class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-B) by the Turkish Navy.

Salih Reis subclass ships are built with 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS and longer than Barbaros class vessels to accommodate 16-cell Mk. 41 VLS upgrade in the future while Barbaros-class vessels built with Mk.29 Sea Sparrow launchers that planned to be replaced by 8-cell Mk. 41 VLS.

Construction and career

Salihreis was launched on 26 September 1997 by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg and commissioned on 22 July 1998.[1]

On 29 April 2020, Salihreis was sent to assist the Royal Canadian Navy in search for a missing helicopter from HMCS Fredericton.[2]

She participated in the Operation Mediterranean Shield with NATO Naval Task Group-2, consisting of Spanish frigate Cristóbal Colón, Greek frigate Kountouriotis, and TCG Gaziantep, conducted Crossing Training (PASSEX) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on 12 February 2021.[3]

References

1. "BARBAROS CLASS (MEKO 200 Track IIA/B)". 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
2. "Turkey condoles with Canada over helicopter crash". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
3. "MSB: Doğu Akdeniz'de Geçiş Eğitimi yapıldı". trthaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-13.

External links

Media related to TCG Salihreis (F-246) at Wikimedia Commons

• The First Upgraded MEKO 200 Frigate Of Turkish Navy
• BARBAROS CLASS ( MEKO 200 Track II) (Turkey)