Türkiye assumes command of NATO mission in Eastern Mediterranean PHOTO

The Turkish Navy's Ada-class anti-submarine corvette TCG Burgazada has assumed command of "NATO Maritime Security Operation 2024-1" and commenced reconnaissance, surveillance and patrol missions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

“TCG Burgazada assumed command of “NATO Maritime Security Operation 2024-1” in the port of Mersin on February 5, 2024, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence reported on X, according to Caliber.Az.

TCG BURGAZADA, 05 Şubat 2024 tarihinde Mersin limanında “NATO Müttefik Deniz Komutanlığı Deniz Muhafızı Harekâtı 2024-1” komutasını devraldı.

Bu kapsamda yer alan Deniz Güvenliği Harekâtına yönelik Doğu Akdeniz’de keşif, gözetleme ve karakol görevine başladı.

Deniz Muhafızı… pic.twitter.com/nfxpnmWSWO

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) February 8, 2024

As part of this mission, it began performing reconnaissance, surveillance and patrol functions in the Eastern Mediterranean for the maritime security operation.

On the first day of Operation Sea Guard, SAT commandos conducted boarding training,” the report said.

To recap, built under the MİLGEM project and the third national warship of Turkey, TCG Burgazada, has a length of 99.5 meters, a width of 14.4 meters and a weight of 2400 tons, has a gas turbine with a capacity of 35 megawatts and a power plant consisting of diesel engines and double propellers screws

With a transition speed and a cruising range of 6 thousand 485 km, without supplies and fuel, the ship can remain at sea for up to 10 days.

The corvette, with a crew of 107, was built with the necessary platform, hangar and extensive support equipment for a 10-ton helicopter.

TCG Burgazada, equipped with indigenous weapons systems and defence technologies, uses the GENESIS Battle Management System, which was developed by the Turkish HAVELSAN company.