The ''Kılıç'' class is one of the
fast attack craft
A fast attack craft (FAC) is a small, fast, agile, offensive, often affordable warship armed with anti-ship missiles, gun or torpedoes. FACs are usually operated in close proximity to land as they lack both the seakeeping and all-round defensiv ...
/
missile boat
A missile boat or missile cutter is a small, fast warship armed with anti-ship missiles. Being smaller than other warships such as destroyers and frigates, missile boats are popular with nations interested in forming a navy at lower cost. They ...
classes of the
Turkish Navy
The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.
The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establi ...
. It is defined as a
corvette by
Lürssen Werft
Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf.
Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Tradin ...
, the German designer of the vessel.
The ship has a specially developed superstructure and mast for low radar cross-section. It is suitable for operating in the open seas and under bad weather conditions, with the ability to cruise at speeds of up to in
Sea State
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5.
The first batch of three ships are designated Kılıç I and the second batch of six ships are designated Kılıç II.
P-330 ''Kılıç'' was built in
Germany
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, the other ships of the class were built in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
.
See also
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List of Turkish Navy ships
* List of active ships of the Turkish Naval Forces
* List of submarines of the Turkish Navy
* List of major surface ships of the Turkish Navy
* List of patrol vessels of the Turkish Navy
* List of amphibious warfare vessels of the Turkish Navy ...
External links
Official Turkish Navy site
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Missile boat classes
Missile boats of the Turkish Navy
Corvettes of the Turkish Navy