Name Kılıç class In commission Since 1998 Active 9 | Operators Turkish Navy Completed 9 | |
Type Fast attack craft / Missile boat | ||
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 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 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, the other ships of the class were built in Turkey.
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