TCG Oruçreis (F-245), is a Turkish, Barbaros-class frigate in Norwegian waters during NATO war-games
TCG Oruçreis (F-245), is a Barbaros-class frigate of the Turkish Navy, the second ship of that class. She was named for Oruç Reis (c. 1474–1518), the Ottoman Beylerbeyi of the West Mediterranean. built at Gölcük Naval Shipyard. She was launched on July 28, 1994 and commissioned on May 23, 1997. The vessel is 118 m (387 ft 2 in) long, has a beam of m (48 ft 7 in) and a draft of m (14 ft 1 in). She has a displacement of 3,380 t at full load. She has CODOG machinery, with two controllable-pitch propellers powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbines, which generate 60,000 hp (45,000 kW), and two MTU 20V 1163 Diesel engines generating 13,060 hp (9,740 kW). Ship's service speed is knots ( km/h; mph) while top speeds are 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine and 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only. The service range reaches 4,100 nmi (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). She carries a helicopter of type S-70B Seahawk or Agusta-Bell AB-212 ASW. Personnel on duty are 21 officers, 92 petty officers, 11 specialized sergeants and 46 privates
Size: 6614px × 4410px
Location: Norway
Photo credit: © Troy GB images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 200, armed, barbaros-class, class, codog, design, exercise, f245, fiord, forces, frigate, frigates, group, guided, ii-, machinery, meko, military, missile, modern, modular, nato, naval, navy, norway, norwegian, orucreis, oruçreis, otan, ship, shipyard, tcg, tn, track, turkey, turkish, warship, waters, ölcü
