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Sunday, 30 March 2014

Joint Warrior 14-1 TCG Gaziantep



G-class frigate

The G class is one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy. They are extensively modernised versions of ex-Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigates, mainly designed for air defence with a weapons configuration that is optimized for general warfare.

Ships
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)

TCG Gaziantep is seen here arriving Leith 28th March 2014, she is the first Turkish warship to visit Edinburgh.