April 2011. The Black Sea. Photo by O. Kot.

Country: Turkey.
Class, [Type]: Meko 200 T1, [FF].
Homeport: Gölguk.

Callsign: TBKS (     )

Builder: Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
Laid down: 30 May 1985.
Launch date: 7 November 1985.
Commission date: 17 July 1987.

Displacement ( tons ): 2400 standard, 3000 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 115,5 x 14 x 4.
Main machinery: 4 x MTU 20V1163 TB93 diesels ( 30000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 27.
Range ( miles ): 4100 at 18 knots.
Complement: 180 ( 24 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 127mm Mk45 Mod.1, 3 x 4 25mm Sea Zenith GM25 CIWS, 2 x 12,7mm.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 4 Harpoon; SAM: 1 x 8 Mk29 Sea Sparrow ( 16  RIM-7M  missiles ).
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm Mk32 ( Mk 46 Mod.5 torpedoes ).

Radars: Air search: DA-08; Surface/air seach: AWS-6 Dolphin; Navigation: Decca TM 1226; Fire control: WM-25; STIR, TMKu; TACAN: AN/URN-25.
Sonars: AN/SQS-56.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x 6 Mk36 SRBOC, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; ESM/ECM: Ramses.
Helicopters: 1 x AB-212 ASW.