German tanker Spessart vs Istanbul-class frigate

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German tanker Spessart — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

German tanker Spessart

Rhön -class tanker

Credit

Petty Officer 2nd Class AMANDA KITCHNER · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Istanbul-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Istanbul-class frigate

Multirole frigate

Credit

Karaahmet · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

German tanker SpessartLength

130.2 m

Length source ↗

Istanbul-class frigateLength

113.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+15%
Beam+34%
Displacement+364%

Istanbul-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+80%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 40 rows sourced on both sides

130m

113m

Length+15%

All recorded figures & sources

130.2 m

Length

Single source

130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)^[source]

113.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

German tanker Spessart and Istanbul-class frigate configuration
Specification	German tanker Spessart	Istanbul-class frigate
Name	Spessart^[source]	Istanbul class^[source]
Namesake	Spessart^[source]	—
Owner	Deutsche Marine^[source]	—
Port of registry	Hamburg , Germany^[source]	—
Builder	Kröger , Rendsburg^[source]	—
Launched

Acquired	1976^[source]	—

Commissioned	5 September 1977^[source]	—

Renamed	Okapi^[source]	—

Home port	Kiel , Germany^[source]	—

Identification	IMO number : 7362079 MMSI number : 211211850 Callsign : DRKN Pennant number : A1442^[source]	—

Status	Active^[source]	—

Type	Rhön -class tanker^[source]	Multirole frigate^[source]

Tonnage	6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT^[source]	—

Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller^[source]	—

Capacity	11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)^[source]	—

Country of origin	Germany^[source]German tanker Spessart · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference	Turkey^[source]

Used by	German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified	—

Builders	—	Istanbul Naval Shipyard Anadolu Shipyard Sedef Shipyard Sefine Shipyard^[source]

Operators	—	Turkish Naval Forces Indonesian Navy (future)^[source]

Preceded by	—	Barbaros class^[source]

Cost	—	$500 million per unit^[source]

Built	—	2017–present^[source]

In commission	—	2024–present^[source]

Planned	—	Total 10: Turkey: 8 Indonesia: 2^[source]

Building	—	5^[source]

Completed	—	3^[source]

Active	—	1^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	2 x Rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB)^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	ESM : ASELSAN ARES 2N/NGE ECM : Aslesan AREAS 2NC/E ARES-NEWS Central management system Decoy : Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system Aselsan KARTACA-N Decoy ejection system^[source]

Armament	—	Guns: 1 × MKE 76 mm/62-caliber gun or OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid (only on TCG Istanbul) main gun 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 35 mm dual barreled CIWS 2 × Aselsan SMASH 200/25 25 mm RCWS Anti-ship missiles: 4 × 4 (total 16) Atmaca anti-ship missiles Vertical launching system: 16-cell MiDLAS vertical launching system for Istanbul (further ships may contain more VLS): up to 16 SAPAN or SIPER Block 1 Surface-to-air missiles or up to 64 smaller Hisar-D surface to air missiles Torpedoes: ZIPKIN 100/D Torpedo tube system 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers with Roketsan Orka or MK-46M5 Torpedoes^[source]