TCG Fatih (F 242) is a of the Turkish Navy.
See main article: Yavuz-class frigate. Yavuz-class frigates were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO family of modular warships; in this case the MEKO 200 design. An order for ships was signed by the Turkish government in April 1983 for four MEKO frigates. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are similar in design to the larger
The Turkish Navy has an ongoing limited modernization project for an electronic warfare suite. The intent is to upgrade the ships with locally produced the ECM, ECCM systems, active decoys, LWRs, IRST and the necessary user interface systems.
Fatih was launched on 24 April 1987 by Gölcük Naval Shipyard in Kocaeli and commissioned on 22 July 1988.[1]
On 25 August 2020, the conducted a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean with TCG Fatih.[2]