The Yavuz class is a group of four frigates that were built for the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships, in this case, the MEKO 200 design. An order for ships was signed by the Turkish government in April 1983 for four MEKO frigates. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are similar in design to the larger s of the Turkish Navy, which are improved versions of the Yavuz-class frigates.
The Turkish Navy has an ongoing limited-modernization project for an electronic warfare suite. The intent is to upgrade the ships with locally produced ECM, ECCM systems, active decoys, LWRs, IRST, and the necessary user-interface systems.
Ships ShipNamesakeBuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatus Sultan Selim I Yavuz Blohm + Voss, Hamburg30 May 198511 October 1987Preserved as a museum ship in Istanbul.https://www.aa.com.tr/en/pg/photo-gallery/decommissioned-frigate-tcg-yavuz-serves-as-museum-ship-at-teknofest-blue-homeland/166590 Turgut Reis Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel17 July 19874 February 1988In service Sultan Mehmed II FatihGölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli24 April 198712 October 1988In service Sultan Bayezid I YıldırımGölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli22 July 198817 November 1989In service
See also List of Turkish current frigates List of Turkish Navy ships
Citations
References Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. .
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