March 2019. The Novorossiysk. Photo by I. Belokon.

Country: Turkey.
Class, [Type]: Aydin, [MHC].

Callsign: TBYK (     )

Builder: Istanbul Naval Shipyard, Istanbul, Turkey.
Laid down: 26 July 2005.
Launch date: 27 October 2008.
Commission date: 15 December 2009.

Displacement ( tons ): 657 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 54,5 x 9,7 x 2,5.
Main machinery: 2 x MTU 8V 396 TB84 diesels ( 3600 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 14.
Range ( miles ): 1500 at 12 knots.
Complement: 52 ( 7 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 30mm Otobreda, 2 x 1 12,7mm MGs.
Physical countermeasures: MCM: 2 x ECA PAP 104 Mk5, 1 x K8 Oropesa sweep.

Radars: Navigation: KH 1007.
Sonars: Type 2093.