Kılıç-class fast attack craft

	Kılıç-class ship, TCG Zıpkın (P-336)
Class overview
Name	Kılıç class
Builders	Lürssen Werft & Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Operators	Turkish Navy Kazakh Naval Forces
In commission	1998–present
Completed	9
Active	9
General characteristics
Type	Fast attack craft / Missile boat
Displacement	552 tonnes (543 long tons)
Length	62.4 m (204 ft 9 in)
Beam	8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU diesel engines; 15,120 bhp (11.27 MW); 4 shafts;
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Range	1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	45 (7 Officers , 38 P/O and enlisted)
Sensors &; processing systems	MW-08 3D search radar; STING-EO fire control radar; SCOUT/KH1007 navigation radar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Cutlass 1C intercept ESM; SRBOC;
Armament	8 × Harpoon SSM; 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm (3 in) gun; 1 × dual 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun; 2 × 7.62 mm caliber machine guns;

The Kılıç class is one of the fast attack craft / missile boat classes of the Turkish Navy. It is defined as a corvette by Lürssen Werft, the German designer of the vessel.

The ship has a specially developed superstructure & 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 24 knots (44 km/h) in Sea State 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, and the other ships of the class were built in Turkey.

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Ship classes of the Turkish Navy
Aircraft carriers	MUGEM class
Amphibious assault ships	Anadolu class
Destroyers	TF2000 class
Frigates	Barbaros class Yavuz class G class Istanbul class
Corvettes	Ada class Burak class
Submarines	Gür class Preveze class Atılay class Reis class
Fast attack crafts	Yıldız class Rüzgar class Doğan class Kartal class
Mine warfare ships	A-class minehunter E-class minehunter F-class minesweeper S-class minesweeper K-class minesweeper
Main landing ships	Osman Gazi class SarucaBey class Ertuğrul-class LST LPD class
Landing craft	Ç-117-class LCT Ç-302-class LCM
Replenishment oiler	Akar class
Patrol boat	Tuzla class Hisar class
Surface ships Submarines Patrol vessels Amphibious vessels Mine warfare vessels Miscellaneous ships

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