Milgem-class corvette


F-511 TCG Heybeliada, the lead ship of the MİLGEM project, near Tuzla Shipyard in Istanbul on April 27, 2011.
Class overview
Name: MİLGEM
Builders: Istanbul Naval Shipyard
Operators: Turkish Navy
Subclasses: Ada class
TF-100 class
Built: 2007 - present
In service: 2011 - present
Building: 6
Planned: 12
Completed: 2
Active: 1
Laid up: 3
General characteristics
Class & type: Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare
Type: Corvette / Frigate
Displacement: 2,300 tonnes
Length: 99.56 m
Beam: 14.40 m
Draft: 3.89 m
Installed power: Main: 31,640 kW CODAG
Aux: 4 x 588 kW
Propulsion: 1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed: Economy: 15 knots
Maximum: 30 knots
Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km) @ 15 knots
Endurance: 21 days with logistic support
10 days autonomous
Boats & landing
craft carried:
2 Rhib
Complement: 93 including aviation officers, with accommodation for up to 106
Sensors and
processing systems:
Combat Management System: G-MSYS (GENESIS MİLGEM Savaş Yönetim Sistemi)
Search radar: SMART-S Mk2
Weapon control: STING EO Mk2
Sonar: TBT-01 Yakamoz
Communication: SatCom, GPS, LAN, ECDIS/WECDIS, Link 11/16
Navigation: ECPINS-W, ALPER LPI
IPMS: UniMACS 3000
Others: X-Band radar, Fire Control Radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
SIGINT: ARES-2N
Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, DG, SSTD
Armament: Guns:
  • 1 x 76 mm (retractable for lower radar cross section, guidance by fire control radar and electro-optical systems), A position
  • 2 x 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP Stabilized Machine Gun Platform (guidance by Laser/IR/TV and electro-optical systems, automatic and manual modes), B position
Anti-surface missiles:
  • 8 x Harpoon
Anti-aircraft missiles:
  • 21 x RAM (PDMS)
  • Mk.41 VLS for ESSM (TF-100 class)
Torpedoes:
  • 2 x 324 mm Mk.32 triple launchers for Mk.46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried: Hangar and platform for:
  • S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopters
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Aviation facilities: Capability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems