MEKO 200

	Turkish Navy frigate TCG Oruç Reis departing from Portsmouth Naval Base in the United Kingdom, September 2009.
Class overview
Name	MEKO 200; MEKO A-200; MEKO A class; MEKO D; Delta class;
Builders	Blohm + Voss
Operators	Turkish Naval Forces; Royal Australian Navy; Hellenic Navy; Portuguese Navy; Royal New Zealand Navy; South African Navy; Algerian National Navy; Egyptian Navy;
In service	1987–present
Building	1
Completed	34
Active	33
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,400 tons (full load)
Length	118 m (387 ft)
Beam	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration.
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	220
Sensors and ; processing systems	Sonars: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array; Air search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band); Surface search radar: Saab 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band); Navigation: Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept); Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk-36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC;
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun; 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS; Missiles:; Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM; 2 x 8 × Harpoon or; 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM; Torpedoes:; 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes; Fire control: Saab 9LV 453 (J-band); Combat data systems: Saab 9LV 453 Mk-3 Link 11; Weapons control: Saab 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 Mod 1;
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk or; 1 × SH-2G Super Seasprite;

The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships.

^ @D__Mitch (26 November 2018). "Impressive #AlgerianNavy firepower: RBS15 Mk3 missile launchers of a MEKO-200AN frigate!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] @D__Mitch (26 November 2018). "Impressive #AlgerianNavy firepower: RBS15 Mk3 missile launchers of a MEKO-200AN frigate!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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Class overview
Turkish Navy frigate TCG Oruç Reis departing from Portsmouth Naval Base in the United Kingdom, September 2009.
Name	MEKO 200 MEKO A-200 MEKO A class MEKO D Delta class
Builders	Blohm + Voss
Operators	Turkish Naval Forces Royal Australian Navy Hellenic Navy Portuguese Navy Royal New Zealand Navy South African Navy Algerian National Navy Egyptian Navy
In service	1987–present
Building	1
Completed	34
Active	33
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,400 tons (full load)
Length	118 m (387 ft)
Beam	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration.
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	220
Sensors and processing systems	Sonars: Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array Air search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Surface search radar: Saab 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation: Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures: Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk-36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC
Armament	Guns: 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS Missiles: Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM 2 x 8 × Harpoon or 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM^[1] Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control: Saab 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems: Saab 9LV 453 Mk-3 Link 11 Weapons control: Saab 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 Mod 1
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk or 1 × SH-2G Super Seasprite

MEKO 200

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