The design, construction, and integration of the boats were realized by Dearsan and assisted by Turkish defense companies and universities. The ceremonial first weld of first of class TCG Tuzla, was launched on 3May 2008. She was launched on 9 April 2010 and commissioned into service on 9 January 2011.The other units entered the fleet at an average of three units per year. With the 16th and final unit, TCG Kuşadası, the NTPB programme is thought to be fastest for vessels of this size in peacetime in Turkey.
Tasks
- Patrolling
- Fast intervention and attack
- Safe guarding of regional water port and military area
- Search and rescue operations
- Anti-smuggling
- Intelligence gathering
- Anti-human trafficing& narcotic traffic
- Maritime Pollution (MARPOL) Control
- Support the army force and participate military operations
- Protection of naturel source and defend the national benefits
- Anti-Submarine Warfare
- Anti-Surface Warfare
- Anti-Air Warfare
- Operations Against Assymmetric Threats
- Coastline, Waterway and Port Protection
- Oil and Gas Field Protection
- Anti-Piracy
- Fisheries Inspection
- Training
| DIMENSIONS | |
| – Length Overall (LOA) | 56.90 metres |
| – Beam (B) | 8.90 metres |
| – Draught (T) | 2.51 metres |
| – Displacement | 377 tonnes |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| – Maximum Speed | 25+ knots |
| – Cruise Speed | 14 knots |
| – Sonar Speed | 12 knots |
| – Range | 1000+ nm (at 14 knots) |
| – Endurance | 3+ days |
| – Full Operations up to Sea state 4 | |
| – Limited Operations up to Sea state 5 | |
| CAPACITIES | |
| – Fuel Oil | 43 ton. |
| – Fresh Water | 11 ton |
| – Lube Oil | 0,8 ton |
| – Fresh Water maker | 3 ton/day |
| PROPULSION & MACHINERY | |
| – Engines | 2 x MTU 16V 4000 M90 each 2720 kW (3650 bhp) at 2100 rpm |
| – Gearboxes | 2 x ZF 7641 Gearboxes |
| – Propellers | 2 x Otto Piening 5 bladed FPP |
| – Rudders | 2 x Electro Hydraulic Rudders |
| POWER GENERATION & DISTRUBITION | |
| – 2 x 260 kW Diesel Generators 380V/3-ph/50hz | |
| – 380 V AC 50 Hz. 3 ph | |
| – 220 V AC 50 Hz. 3 ph | |
| – 115 V AC 400 Hz. 3 ph | |
| – 24 V DC | |
| DECK EQUIPMENT | |
| – 1 x Fore Combined Vertical Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch | |
| – 1 x Aft Mooring Winch | |
| – 1 x Boat Davit with 1.5 tonnes SWL capacity | |
| FIRE SAFETY & DAMAGE CONTROL | |
| – Fire detection/alarm – approved system, indicating at central display in Wheelhouse and Engine Control Room | |
| – 1 x Damage Contol Station in Engine Control Room | |
| – 1 x Repair Party on the main deck | |
| – FM 200 flooding system for E/R, ECR, Bosun’s Store, Paint Store, TX Cabin and Galley | |
| – Automatic Foam Flooding System for machinery spaces bilges. | |
| – Portable extinguishers – 6 kg dry chemical type & 6 kg CO2 type | |
| LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT | |
| – 1 x 4.20 m RHIB, with single 40 HP outboard engine,30 knot speed | |
| – 2 x SOLAS Approved Inflatable Life Rafts, each for 20 crew | |
| – All other equipment as required by authorities | |
Sensors and Navigational AIDS
- 25 kW X-Band Navigation Radar with ARPA/W (ECDIS) capability
- Electro-optical low-weight, multi-purpose, thermal imaging sensor for pilotage/navigation, surveillance, search-and-rescue, automatic tracking, target classification and targeting
- Low frequency sonar
- Optical Gyro compass with INS capability
- Echo sounder with two transducers
- Electromagnetic log
- Integrated Meteo System (with two identical sensors)
- DGPS (with combined beacon antenna)
- Data Distribution Unit (with back-up features)
Weapons
- 1 x 40mm Oto Melara Twin compact gun (600 rounds/min), with emergency remote control capability
- 2 x 12.7 mm Stabilized Machine Gun with IR imaging and remote control capability
- ASW Rocket Launcher & Depth Charges
