Rüzgar-class fast attack craft

P346 Girbet
Class overview
Name: Rüzgar class
Operators:  Turkish Naval Forces
In commission: 1986
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Fast Attack Craft / Missile boat
Displacement: 410 long tons (417 t)
Length: 57.84 m (189 ft 9 in)
Beam: 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
Draught: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph)
Range: 1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 45
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • WM 28/41 fire control radar
  • LIOD Mk.2 fire control radar
  • Decca 1226 navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • 2 decoy RL
  • SUSIE-1 intercept
Armament:

The Rüzgar class is one of the Fast Attack Craft / Missile Boat classes of the Turkish Navy.

Designed by Lürssen Werft in Germany, these ships are almost identical to the Yıldız and Doğan classes, having the same hull, machinery and weapons; but are lighter and faster. All four ships of the class were built in Turkey.

List of boats

Pennant
number
NameLaunchedCommissioned
P-344Rüzgâr198414 February 1986
P-345Poyraz17 December 198427 June 1987
P-346Girbet24 July 198725 October 1987
P-347Fırtına30 April 198822 June 1988

See also

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