PATROL CRAFT

KILIÇ CLASS

NUMBER NAME LAUNCHED COMMISIONED
P-330 KILIÇ 15 July 1997 24 July 1998
P-331 KALKAN 22 Sep 1998 22 July 1999
P-332 MIZRAK 5 Apr 1999 8 June 2000
P-333 TUFAN 25 July 2001 26 July 2005
P-334 MELTEM 1 Sep 2004 26 July 2005
P-335 IMBAT 26 July 2005 March 2007
P-336 ZIPKIN 27 Sep 2006 17 Sep 2007
P-337 ATAK 2006 (?)
P-338 BORA 2007 (?)

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Characteristics:

Displacement: 552 tons full load
Dimensions: 62.4 x 8.5 x 2.5 metres
Speed, Range: 42 knots, 1050 miles at 30 kts.
Crew: 45 (7 officers)

Weapons:

Guns: 1 x 76mm/62; 2 x 40mm/70
Missiles: 8 x Harpoon SSM

Sensors:

Radars: MW 08, surface search; STING, fire control; SCOUT/KH1007, navigation

Comments:

These ships have the similar hull, machinery as the DOĞAN and YILDIZ class ships but are bigger and heavier.
They have a redesigned mast and superstructure for reduced radar cross-section. These ships can make 24 knots in sea state 5.The bulwark, had as she was launched, had been removed later.
P-330 KILIÇ was built in Germany. The first batch of three ships are called KILIÇ-I program and the second batch of remaining 6 as KILIÇ-II program. The planed commissioning date for the last ships is in 2009.

© C. Devrim Yaylalı 1997-2007