The G class (Turkish: Gabya sınıfı fırkateyn(ler)) is one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy. They are extensively modernized versions of ex-Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigates, mainly designed for air defense with a weapons configuration that is optimized for general warfare.
Upgrades
The G class frigates have undergone a major modernization program which included the retrofitting of a Turkish digital combat management system named GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi). The first GENESIS upgraded ship was delivered in 2007, and the last delivery is scheduled for 2011. The GENESIS advanced combat management system includes the following characteristics and abilities:
A modern and reliable system
High performance
Open architecture
Capacity of tracking more than 1,000 tactical targets
Modern digital sensor data fusion
Automatic threat evaluation
Weapon engagement opportunities
Link-16/22 system integration
The Mk-41 VLS will be fitted in front of the Mk.13 launchers, similar to their installation on the Adelaide-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy, which are Australian-built derivatives of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates.
The "short hull" ex-Perry class frigates that are currently being operated by the Turkish Navy were modified with the ASIST landing platform system at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, so that they can accommodate the S-70B Seahawk helicopter.
Ships of the class
TCG Gaziantep (F 490) (ex-USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16))
TCG Giresun (F 491) (ex-USS Antrim (FFG-20))
TCG Gemlik (F 492) (ex-USS Flatley (FFG-21))
TCG Gelibolu (F 493) (ex-USS Reid (FFG-30))
TCG Gökçeada (F 494) (ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27))
TCG Gediz (F 495) (ex-USS John A. Moore (FFG-19))
TCG Gökova (F 496) (ex-USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13))
TCG Göksu (F 497) (ex-USS Estocin (FFG-15))
Gediz is seen here leaving Faslane
