Kılıç Class
Owned By
| Operator: | Turkey |
| Status: | In Service |
| Number: | 9 |
| Names: | P330 Kilic |
| P331 Kalkan | |
| P332 Mizrak | |
| P333 Tufan | |
| P334 Meltem | |
| P335 Imbay | |
| P336 Zipkin | |
| P337 Atak | |
| P338 Bora | |
| Cost: | |
| Acquired: | 1998-2010 |
| General Specs | |
| Country of origin: | Germany/Turkey |
| Class: | Patrol Craft |
| Manufacturer: | Lurssen |
| Introduced: | 1997 |
| Displacement: | 548 tons |
| Propulsion: | 4 x MTU 16V956 TB91 diesel engine |
| Power: | 18,000 hp |
| Speed: | 43.7 mph (38 kt) |
| Length: | 204.7 ft (62.4 m) |
| Beam: | 28.2 ft (8.6 m) |
| Draft: | 9.2 ft (2.8 m) |
| Hull Material: | |
| Fuel Capacity: | |
| Range: | 3,797.6 mile (6,111.6 km/3,300 nm) @ 16 kt |
| Crew: | 46 |
| Armament: | |
| Guns: | 1 x 76mm/62 cal. OTO-Melara |
| 2 x 40mm/70 cal. OTO-Melara | |
| 2 x 7.62mm machine gun | |
| Anti-air: | |
| Anti-ship: | 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon |
| Other: | |
| Radar/Sensors: | MW 08 surface search |
| STING fire control | |
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | |
| Misc Systems: | SCOUT KH1007 navigation |
Sources:
- “KILIÇ CLASS FAST PATROL BOATS.” Turkish Naval Forces. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
- “Kilic.” World Warships. Matterson Marine Pty Ltd, n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
- “KILIÇ CLASS.” Bosphorous Naval News. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
Turkey to Issue RfP for FAC Programme
June 1, 2014
The New Turkish National Fast Attack Craft (Türk Tipi Hücumbot) programme is progressing towards the issue of a request for proposal (RfP) in 2014, industry sources have told IHS Jane’s . The Turkish Naval Forces Command is understood to prefer its next-generation FAC to be a compact vessel smaller than the missile-capable Kiliç-class vessels (which are based […]