G-class frigate

	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.

Modernization

The G-class frigates have undergone a major modernization program which included the retrofitting of a Turkish digital combat management system named GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi).^[5] The system was designed and implemented jointly by the Turkish Navy and HAVELSAN, a Turkish electronic hardware systems and software company.^[6] The first GENESIS upgraded ship was delivered in 2007, and the last delivery is scheduled for 2011.^[7]^[8]

The GENESIS advanced combat management system includes the following characteristics and abilities:^[9]

A modern and reliable system
High performance
Open architecture
Capacity of tracking more than 1,000 tactical targets
Modern digital sensor data fusion
Automatic threat evaluation
Weapon engagement opportunities
Link-16/22 system integration

The modernization program also includes:

The addition of an 8-cell Mk-41 VLS for Evolved Sea Sparrow, including the upgrade of the Mk-92 fire control system by Lockheed Martin^[10]
The retrofitting of a new advanced SMART-S Mk2 3D air search radar^[2] to replace AN/SPS-49
The addition of a new long range sonar^[11]^[12]

The Mk-41 vertical launching system (VLS) has been fitted in front of the Mk.13 launcher, similar to their installation on the Adelaide-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy, which are Australian-built derivatives of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. TCG Gediz became the first ship in the class to receive the Mk 41 VLS installation.^[3]

The "short hull" ex-Perry class frigates that are currently being operated by the Turkish Navy were modified with the ASIST landing platform system at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, so that they can accommodate the S-70B Seahawk helicopter.

Ships

In addition the ex-USS Duncan (FFG-10) was sold to the Turkish Navy as a parts hulk

References

^ Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009
^ Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey
^ [1] ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Turkey's Defense Industry Matures". Afcea International. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "Turkish Maritime Task Group". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^ "Lockheed Martin to upgrade weapons systems on Turkish frigates". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "MK 41 Naval Vertical Missile Launch Systems Delivered". Defenseindustrydaily.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "US approves $227 mln Lockheed arms sale to Turkey". Reuters.com. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

External links

Official Turkish Navy Website Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
Turkish Navy
Turkishnavy.net: First Turkish Perry with the Mk-41 VLS

[1] Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

[auto1-2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[auto-3] ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[4] Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009

[5] Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey

[6] [1] ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Turkey's Defense Industry Matures". Afcea International. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[9] "Turkish Maritime Task Group". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.

[10] "Lockheed Martin to upgrade weapons systems on Turkish frigates". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[11] "MK 41 Naval Vertical Missile Launch Systems Delivered". Defenseindustrydaily.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[12] "US approves $227 mln Lockheed arms sale to Turkey". Reuters.com. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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v t e Ship classes of the Turkish Navy
Aircraft carriers	MUGEM class
Amphibious assault ships	TCG Anadolu class
Destroyers	TF2000 class
Frigates	Barbaros class Yavuz class G class Istanbul class
Corvettes	Ada class Burak class
Submarines	Gür class Preveze class Atılay class Reis class
Fast attack crafts	Kılıç class Yıldız class Rüzgar class Doğan class Kartal class
Mine warfare ships	A-class minehunter E-class minehunter F-class minesweeper S-class minesweeper K-class minesweeper
Main landing ships	Osman Gazi class SarucaBey class Ertuğrul-class LST LPD class
Landing craft	Ç-117-class LCT Ç-302-class LCM
Replenishment oiler	Akar class
Patrol boat	Tuzla class
Surface ships Submarines Patrol vessels Amphibious vessels Mine warfare vessels Miscellaneous ships

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