Turkish frigate TCG Goksu conducts exercise with Italy and France


According to a tweet published by the Turkish Naval Forces on January 11, 2022, the G-class frigate TCG Goksu conducted an exercise with Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Margottini and Aquitaine-class frigate FS Auvergne in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link


Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 G-class frigate TCG Göksu (Picture source: Turkish Naval Forces)


The G class is one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy. They are extensively modernized versions of ex- Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates of the US Navy, mainly designed for air defense with a weapons configuration that is optimized for general warfare.

The G-class frigates have undergone a major modernization program which included the retrofitting of a Turkish digital combat management system named GENESIS. The system was designed and implemented jointly by the Turkish Navy and HAVELSAN, a Turkish electronic hardware systems and software company.

USS Estocin (FFG-15), the ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Captain Michael John Estocin (1931–1967).

On 3 April 2003, Estocin was decommissioned, stricken from the Navy list, and transferred to Turkey as that nation's TCG Göksu (F 497). As of 2015, she is still in active service.