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.jpg) Kılıç-class ship, TCG Zıpkın (P-336)
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Kılıç class |
| Builders | Lürssen Werft & Gölcük Naval Shipyard |
| Operators |  Turkish Navy
 Kazakh Naval Forces |
| In commission | 1998–present |
| Completed | 9 |
| Active | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft / Missile boat |
| Displacement | 552 tonnes (543 long tons) |
| Length | 62.4 m (204 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in) |
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| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
| Range | 1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 45 (7 Officers , 38 P/O and enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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The Kılıç class is one of the fast attack craft / missile boat classes of the Turkish Navy. It is defined as a corvette by Lürssen Werft, the German designer of the vessel.
The ship has a specially developed superstructure & mast for low radar cross-section. It is suitable for operating in the open seas and under bad weather conditions, with the ability to cruise at speeds of up to 24 knots (44 km/h) in Sea State 5.
The first batch of three ships are designated Kılıç I, and the second batch of six ships are designated Kılıç II.
P-330 Kılıç was built in Germany, and the other ships of the class were built in Turkey.
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| Corvettes | ||
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| Fast attack crafts | ||
| Mine warfare ships |
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| Landing craft | ||
| Replenishment oiler | ||
| Patrol boat | ||