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Frigate
Barbaros-class frigate is a frigate. It was built by Blohm + Voss Gölcük Naval Shipyard. Reported operators include Turkish Navy.
GermanyBarbaros-class frigate
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedBarbaros , MEKO 200 TN-II
Blohm + Voss Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Turkish Navy
Yavuz class
Istanbul class
Salih Reis class
1997–present
4
4
Frigate
3,100 tons standard 3,350 tons full load
116.7 metres (383 ft) (F244, F245) 118.0 metres (387.1 ft) (F246, F247)
14.8 metres (49 ft)
4.25 metres (13.9 ft)
2 shaft CODOG , controllable pitch propellers , 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines 60,000 hp 2 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines , 13,060 hp (9,740 kW)
32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only
4,100 nautical miles (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
24 officers, 156 enlisted men
Radars Thales SMART-S Mk2 Decca 2040 BT HSA D08 HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18 Sonar SQS-56 Mid-life upgrade(MLU) Radars SMART-S Mk2 3BAR IIF-Mod 5 3D PESA search radar MAR-D 3D AESA search radar AKREP Dual Band Fire control radar AKR-D Fire control radar Systems ADVENT Combat Management System TUMSIS X SATCOM TUMSIS X-Band Satellite Communication Terminals KULAÇ Sounder System KIRLANGIÇ Electro-Optical Director(EOD) G-LIS Enhanced Laser Warning System PIRI-KATS Infrared Search and Tracking System (IRST) National Gun Fire Control System ASELSAN V-UHF and HF Communication Antennas MARTI 200-N Electro-Optical Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Sonar Armelsan ARAS-2023 Diver Detection Sonar FERSAH Active/Passive Hull Mounted Sonar System
Electronic warfare Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy MLU-Electronic warfare ARES-2N(V)2 Electronic defence system AREAS-2NC Electronic attack system ASELSAN HIZIR Torpedo Jamming and Deception System
Barbaros (F 244) , Oruçreis (F 245): 1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 8 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Salihreis (F 246) , Kemalreis (F 247): 2 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 64 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 16 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Common: 2 × Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon 1 × 5 inch /54 gun 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun systems 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube sets Mid-life upgrade(MLU) Armament Guns 1 x 127mm (5/54) Mk45 Mode 2 main gun 3 x ASELSAN 25mm STOP RCWS Surface-to-surface missiles 2 x 8 cells with 8 or 16 x ATMACA anti-ship missiles Close in weapon systems 1 x 35mm GÖKDENİZ CIWS 1 x Phalanx Mk-15 Blok 1B Baseline 2 CIWS Surface-to-air-missiles 8 cells quadpack Mark 41 VLS with 32/64 ESSM Blok 1 missiles
1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW helicopters
Hangar and platform
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 116.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 116.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 116.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Barbaros-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
TürkiyeNavy exact named equipment holdings of Barbaros (GER MEKO 200 mod). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFGHM. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. Family total is the sum of the separately printed nonoverlapping exact model components, each explicitly declared by its own source; no parent or sibling variant identity inferred. The leading printed inventory count is retained; separately stated extra reserve, nonoperational or repair quantities inside parentheses are not added to it and remain verbatim in the excerpt. Source parentheses retain employment, lease, reporting designation, alternate model, or included-subset scopes exactly. Own fetched primary and alternate/model identity declarations are retained. Numbers inside an included subset are part of the printed count and are never added again; no sibling or parent specification is copied.