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Turkish Navy’s First Indigenous Frigate TCG Istanbul Starts Sea Trials

On June 20, 2023, the lead ship of the I-class frigates, the future TCG Istanbul (F-515), started sea trials. TCG Istanbul will be the first indigenous frigate of the Turkish Navy. [...]

The following frigates will be built by a partnership involving Turkish companies STM and TAIS Shipyards. These three frigates will be built concurrently at the Sefine, Anadolu, and Sedef Shipyards, that are the partners of TAIS.

TCG Izmir (F-516) – Anadolu Shipyard (ADIK)
TCG Içel (F-517) – Sedef Shipyard
TCG Izmit (F-518) – Sefine Shipyard

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...ea-trials/

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