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TCG Oruçreis (F-245)
Length(s)(Text) | 121.3 m | ||||||||
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Width(Text) | 14.8 m | ||||||||
Weapons | Phalanx CIWS 25 mm gun 127 mm gun Mk41 VLS ESSM Harpoon ATMACA | ||||||||
Missions | Reconnaissance, surveillance, patrol, maritime security | ||||||||
Maximum Speed | 28 knots | ||||||||
Draft | 4.3 m | ||||||||
Away | 3,100 tons | ||||||||
Class | Barbaros-class Frigate | ||||||||
Range(s) | 4 500 nautical miles | ||||||||
TCG Oruçreis (F-245) is one of the Barbaros-class frigates in the inventory of the Turkish Navy. The vessel has been designed as a modern platform enabling the Navy to effectively carry out maritime security, reconnaissance and surveillance, and patrol missions. Under the Mavi Vatan doctrine, it plays a strategic role in Türkiye’s maritime areas.

TCG Oruçreis (F-245) (AA)
Displacement: 3,100 tons
Dimensions: Length 121.3 m; Beam 14.8 m; Draft 4.3 m
Maximum Speed: 28 knots
Range: 4,500 nautical miles
TCG Oruçreis has been upgraded under the Barbaros-class Frigate Mid-Life Modernization (MLM) program with modern sensor and weapon systems. Thanks to this modernization, the vessel has achieved enhanced capability to provide effective protection against air, surface and underwater threats. Additionally, the frigate contributes to reconnaissance and surveillance missions in the Mediterranean, thereby enhancing the operational capabilities of the Turkish Navy.
TCG Oruçreis is actively employed in reconnaissance, surveillance and patrol missions, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean, under the Mavi Vatan doctrine. The modernization efforts have enabled the vessel to perform all its assigned missions safely and effectively.
Anadolu Ajansı. “Oruç Reis Sismik Araştırma Gemisi Mavi Vatan’a Döndü.” AA, Accessed August 27, 2025. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/oruc-reis-sismik-arastirma-gemisi-mavi-vatana-dondu/3618798
Anadolu Ajansı. “Yetenekleri Artırılan TCG Oruçreis Fırkateyni Mavi Vatan Savunmasında Yerini Aldı.” AA, Accessed August 27, 2025. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/savunma-sanayisi/yetenekleri-artirilan-tcg-orucreis-firkateyni-mavi-vatan-savunmasinda-yerini-aldi/3649424
Ministry of National Defense. "TCG Oruçreis F-245 Visits Rize Harbor." MSB, Accessed August 27, 2025. http://rize.gov.tr/tcg-orucreis-f-245-rize-limanini-ziyaret-etti
TCG Oruçreis (F-245)
Length(s)(Text) | 121.3 m | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Width(Text) | 14.8 m | ||||||||
Weapons | Phalanx CIWS 25 mm gun 127 mm gun Mk41 VLS ESSM Harpoon ATMACA | ||||||||
Missions | Reconnaissance, surveillance, patrol, maritime security | ||||||||
Maximum Speed | 28 knots | ||||||||
Draft | 4.3 m | ||||||||
Away | 3,100 tons | ||||||||
Class | Barbaros-class Frigate | ||||||||
Range(s) | 4 500 nautical miles | ||||||||
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