Mission
The mission of ADA Class Corvette is to protect the interests of the Republic of Turkey at seas,via establishing deterrence and prevention by;
- Show of flag,
- Performing effective and continuous reconnaissance, surveillance and patrol missions,
- Carrying out counter-terrorism activities at sea,
- Executing Search and Rescue missions,
- Executing ASW operations at open seas and littoral waters, identifying and destructing targets,
- Performing coordinated operations with other naval and air assets which take part in sea control operations.
Following state of the art technologies are being considered during design and construction phases:
- Ship design techniques for reducing radar cross-section area, acoustic, magnetic and infra-red signatures to avoid detection and recognition,
- A hull which withstands underwater explosion shock to achieve a high level of survivability,
- Continuous operation for 10 days without replenishment,
- Platform, hangar and equipment to serve for day and night helo operations and to accommodate a 10-ton helicopter,
- A flexible configuration that is easily adaptable to technological improvements and changes due to operational requirements,
- An efficient design focused on reduced Life Cycle Cost.
ADA Class Corvettes are designed, constructed and integrated by the Turkish Naval Forces Command by the intensive use of domestic materials and resources and in accordance with the Turkish Naval and International Standarts.
Main Specifications
ADA Class Corvette, is a monohull displacement vessel developed to meet the requirements of the Turkish Naval Forces Command with respect to speed, seakeeping and stability. The ship’s overall length is 99.5 m, water line length is 90.4 m and the maximum beam is 14.4 m. ADA Class Corvette is unrestricted operational at sea state 5 and partially operational at sea state 6 with her 2400 tons of displacement at 3.9 m draft. ADA Class Corvette, with her 32 MW propulsion power, has a maximum speed of 29+ kts.
ADA Class Corvette is designed to accommodate a 10-ton helicopter with platform, hangar and extensive service and handling equipment.
Helicopter operations can be performed upto sea state 4 (including SS-4).
ADA Class Corvette is designed to accomodate 106 persons for not only her own crew but also flight crew. The total accommodation capacity is 108 including sickbay.
- Length Overall (Loa) : 99.5 m
- Length Waterline (Lwl) : 90.4 m
- Maximum Beam (Bmax) : 14.4 m
- Design Draft (T) : 3.9 m
- Displacement (Δ) : 2400 tons
- Main Propulsion System :
- 2 diesels
- 1 G/T
- Total Aux. Elec. : 4×560 kWs
Power Generation
- Range at Economic Speed : 3500 Nm
- Maximum Speed : 29+ kts
- Cruising Speed : 15 kts
- Silent Operation Speed : 15 kts
Endurance
ADA Class Corvette’s operational range is 3500 Nm at 15 kts. ADA Class Corvette’s provisional endurance is 10 days without replenishment.
Weapons / Sensors Systems
Ada Class Corvette has the following capabilities;
- Surface Warfare
- Anti-Submarine Warfare
- Anti-Air Warfare
- Surveillance
- Defense Against Asymmetric Threats
- Command And Control
Ada Class Corvette has the following assets to fulfill its operational tasks:
- Advanced target search and track systems for surface, air, sub-surface and electronic warfare operations.
- Gun and Surface to Surface Missiles against surface targets,
- Gun and Surface to Air Missiles against air targets,
- Torpedoes against underwater targets and torpedo detection anc deceiving system with torpedo decoy,
- Radar-Electronic Support System and Laser Warning Receiver to detect search and fire control radar signals and RF/laser guided missiles, laser designators and range finders,
- Sophisticated military radio and satellite communications systems,
- Small caliber guns for asymmetric defense,
- Command and control system and fire control system.
Surface Warfare
ADA Class Corvette has a 76 mm main gun with high fire rate and multi-type ammunition against surface, air and land targets. The 76 mm gun can be controlled by fire control radar (also EO tracker), search radar (for surface fire) and EO trackers via Command and Control System.
She is equipped with Harpoon Guided Missile System for surface warfare.
The ship has two remotely and locally controlled 12.7 mm guns with E0 capability against asymmetric threats.
Anti-Submarine Warfare
ADA Class Corvette has a hull-mounted national sonar to detect underwater targets, a passive torpedo detection system to track torpedoes and decoys to deceive torpedoes. She is able to deploy modern torpedoes against submarines. Her ASW system is fully integrated with the combat management system. Additionally on-board helicopter has ASW capability.
Anti-Air Warfare
Against air threats, ADA Class Corvette has Revolving Airframe Missile (RAM) Point Defense Missile System in addition to 76 mm main gun.
Two 12.7 mm guns can also be used with their high fire rate and E/0 capability against low altitude short range air targets.
Communication and Navigation Systems
ADA Class Corvette has sophisticated internal and external communication capabilities including wide-band multiple software radios, military and commercial SATCOM equipment, internal user stations, PABX, antenna system, matrices and so on. Besides, she has a network infrastructure all along the ship.
The ship has two navigation radars, an electronic chart display system, an automatic identification system and a low probability of intercept radar for use during EMCON period. Besides, she has all the instruments required by IMO rules for navigation.
Electronic Warfare
Her electronic warfare capabilities include both radar electronic support system and laser warning system. Radar electronic support system, with its defined library of known emitters, detects and captures parameters of the incoming signals. Both systems are nationally developed to counter the threats of today and also work in line with combat management system. System structure is upgradeable to inherit electronic counter measures both in radar and laser bands.
Helicopters
ADA Class Corvette carries a Sea-Hawk S-70B helicopter. The helicopter is used for surface, ASW and surveillance needs and equipped with radar, EO system, EW system along with numerous guided missiles and torpedoes.
For helicopter operations, ADA Class Corvette has a day and night landing, securing and transfer systems together with JP-5 refueling station and ammunition stores.
Combat Management System
ADA Class Corvette has a nationally developed Combat Management System (CMS), which is fully distributed and collects information from all the sensor on-board. CMS processes this information and assigns weapons accordingly. CMS also shares information with other units in the task force via tactical data links. Her CMS infrastructure consists of dual distributed data bus covering the whole ship, and its open system architecture is upgradeable to inherit new systems and capabilities.
Combat Information Center (CIC)
ADA Class Corvette’s Combat Information Center is designed to have a modular structure based on open system architecture that can be reconfigured to satisfy the future needs of a surface combatant. CIC is configured to conduct joint or individual anti-surface, anti-submarine and anti-air warfare oparional tasks.
Survivability – Signature Reduction
ADA Class Corvette is designed with maximum domestic contribution utilizing state of the art technologies to reduce Radar Cross Section(RCS) Infrared Signature(IR), Magnetic Signature and Underwater Noise Level. In order to achieve this goal, a “Signature Management” methodology has been applied since the initial ship design phase.
Hull and superstructure geometry have been assessed with computer aided RCS estimation tools and necessary measurements have been taken during the design to have a low IR signature profile to reduce the diffrence beetween Ada Class Corvette’s IR signature and the environment. Ada Class Corvette has an IR signature management system both to display real time IR signature and to assist deceding the best signature reduction measures.
Design efforts have been greatly focused on minimizing vessel’s acoustic signature to improve sonar system effectiveness and to reduce the detection range of the passive sonars of the hostile submarines.
A nationally designed and developed Degaussing System has been installed to minimize the magnetic signature for protection against the magnetic mines.
Collective Protection Zones are designed to ensure the ships ability under NBC conditions.
Hull Structural Design
Turkish Loyd Rules for Naval Ships (2004) and national/international naval architecture and survivability standards and norms have been applied for hull structure design.
Domestic Product High Strength Steel (DH36) has been used for hull and superstructure construction.
Fore and aft masts and the funnel have been constructed with sea resistant aluminum alloys.
Advanced engineering techniques have been applied for scantling and analyzing hull structures.
A fully 3-D computer model has been developed for construction, outfitting and ergonomic design.
Main Propulsion System (MPS)
A total of 32 MW propulsion power generated by one gas turbine and two diesel engines is transmitted through two controllable pitch propellers via cross connected gearbox. Engine overhaul intervals are increased and the life cycle cost is decreased due to the capability of one diesel engine driving two shafts at the cruising speed. The reliability of the MPS at all conditions has been kept at the maximum possible level.
Electrical Power
Design of electrical system of ADA Class Corvette is based on high reliability and survivability. The ship is equipped with 4 service diesel generators with 560 kW output power each.
Power distribution system complies with NATO standads.
- 440 V, 3 phases, 61 Hz is output of generators and main source for systems and devices
- 220 V, 60 Hz is used for lighting and appliances
- 115 V, 60 Hz is used as a secondary source for systems and devices
- 115 V, 400 Hz is obtained by static converters for power requirements of helicopter and electronic devices
- 24 V DC emergency system will supply electrical power for vital systems in case of a failure of main sources.
The power generation and distribution systems are designed and manufactured by the domestic industry.
Integrated Platform Control and Monitoring System (IPCMS)
ADA Class Corvette is equipped with a highly sophisticated Integrated Platform Control Monitoring System (IPCMS) to maintain continuous and reliable operation, reduce reaction time and simplify ship management.
Main propulsion system, electrical power production/distribution system and other ship service systems will be controlled, managed and monitored by IPCMS.
Human machine interfaces are configured via user-friendly Graphic User Interfaces. Users can apply changes on IPCMS graphic monitors and control parameters, form new pages and add new control parameters.
Increased availability of the system is obtained by redundant data transfer lines and operation of the user stations in multi server concept. In case of damage in one of the data lines, the system is designed to operate with an alternate data line without any interruption.
Accommodation
Ada Class Corvette is designed to accommodate 106 own personnel and flight crew in total.
- NATO ANEP- 24 “Guidelines for Shipboard Habitability Requirements for Combatant Surface Ships”
- NATO ANEP- 26 “Ergonomic Data for Shipboard Space Design in NATO Surface Ships”
- TS 6415 “Workspace and Human Dimensional Factors in Design of Military Materials” have been taken as guidelines in design.
Service Spaces
To achieve NATO-ANEP-24 criteria, a minimum distance between mess rooms and galley has been aimed. For this reason, officers’, chief petty officers’ and petty officers’ mess rooms are located at the same deck with the galley. An elevator is fitted for food transfer to the lower deck where Ratings’ mess room and deep freeze. supply stores are located.
The ship has an infirmary and auxiliary facilities like laundry. barber shop, canteen etc.
Ship Handling-Maneuvering&Mooring Spaces
The ship has four maneuvering spaces. Under forecastle and port-starboard maneuvering spaces are designed as closed regions in order to reduce radar cross section. The helicopter platform is also used as aft maneuvering space.
There are two Rigid Hull Boats (RHIB) onboard. One of them with its davit is located at port side of the ship. The second RHIB is located over the steering gear room with a boat ramp.
