Rüzgar-class fast attack craft
The Rüzgar class is a group of four fast attack missile boats in the Turkish Navy. Designed by Germany’s Lürssen Werft, these ships are almost the same as the Yıldız and Doğan classes in hull, machinery, and weapons, but they are lighter and faster. All four ships were built in Turkey and have been in service since 1986.
Key facts:
- Type: Fast attack craft / missile boat
- Displacement: 410 long tons (417 tonnes)
- Length: 57.84 m; Beam: 7.62 m; Draft: 2.68 m
- Propulsion: four MTU diesel engines, four shafts, 4,250 hp each
- Speed: 41 knots
- Range: 1,050 nautical miles at 30 knots
- Crew: 45
- Sensors: WM 28/41 fire-control radar; LIOD Mk.2 fire-control radar; Decca 1226 navigation radar
- Electronic warfare/decoys: 2 SUSIE-1 decoy launchers
- Armament: 2 Harpoon missiles; 1 Oto Melara 76 mm gun; 1 dual 35 mm anti-aircraft gun; 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns
The ships are lighter and faster than earlier designs, but share the same hull, machinery, and weapons.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 04:20 (CET).