TCG Heybeliada (F-511)

Commander waves to the F-511 TCG Heybeliada during an exercise with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross
History
Turkey
Name:	Heybeliada
Namesake:	Heybeliada
Laid down:	26 July 2005
Launched:	27 September 2008
Commissioned:	27 September 2011
Identification:	F-511
Nickname(s):	Ghost of the Seas
Status:	in active service, as of 2017[update]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Ada-class corvette
Displacement:	2,300 long tons (2,340 t)
Length:	99.56 m (326.6 ft)
Beam:	14.40 m (47.2 ft)
Draft:	3.89 m (12.8 ft)
Installed power:	31,640 kW (42,430 shp) (CODAG)
Propulsion:	1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed:	Economy 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) Maximum 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range:	3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 15 knots
Endurance:	21 days with logistic support 10 days autonomous
Complement:	93 including aviation officers, with accommodation for up to 106
Sensors and processing systems:	GENESIS CMS SMART-S Mk2 search radar Sonar, GPS, LAN, ECDIS UniMACS 3000 IPMS X-band radar, Fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Aselsan ARES-2N Others: Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, SSTD
Armament:	Guns: 1 × 76 mm (3 in) OTO Melara Super Rapid 2 × 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP Anti-surface missiles: 8 × Harpoon Anti-aircraft missiles: 21 × RAM (PDMS) Torpedoes: 2 × 324 mm Mk.32 triple launchers for Mk.46 torpedoes
Aviation facilities:	Hangar and platform for: S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopters Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Notes:	Capability of storing armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling (HIRF) and maintenance systems

Aselsan ARES-2N

TCG Heybeliada (F-511) is the lead ship of the Ada-class ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. Heybeliada was named after Heybeliada Island, where the Turkish Naval High School is located. Heybeliada Island is part of the Prince Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul.

Designed, developed and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, it was laid down on 22 January 2007, launched on 27 September 2008, and commissioned on 27 September 2011.

Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command started construction of Heybeliada on 22 January 2007. Sailed out for initial sea trials in 2008, she was officially commissioned by the Turkish Navy and entered navy service on 27 September 2011. Since her commissioning, her longest voyage has been 2013 Mediterranean cruise. This journey took the vessel to the ports of Alexandria,Tripoli, Libya,Algiers,La Goulette,Casablanca, and Durres. Throughout the vagaries of her service career, the vessel has received the moniker the "Ghost of the Seas".

Heybeliada has a displacement of 2,300 long tons (2,340 t), is 99.56 m (326.6 ft) in length, 14.4 m (47 ft) in beam, and has a draft of 3.89 m (12.8 ft). She is powered by two diesel engines and a gas turbine, with a power of 31,640 kilowatts (42,430 hp), driving two propellers, and is capable of speeding up to 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). She has a range of 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), and has an endurance of 21 days with logistical support and ten days while operating autonomously. She has a crew of 93, with space for up to 106.