TCG ''Burgazada'' (F-513) is an Ada-class ASW corvette of the

Turkish Navy The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establi ...

, built as the third combat ship of the

MILGEM project MILGEM project is a national warship program of the Republic of Turkey. Managed by the Turkish Navy, the project aims at developing multipurpose corvettes, frigates and destroyers that can be deployed in a range of missions, including reconnaiss ...

. ''Burgazada'' was named after Burgazada Island, which is part of the

Prince Islands The Princes' Islands ( tr, Prens Adaları; the word "princes" is plural, because the name means "Islands of the Princes", el, Πριγκηπονήσια, ''Pringiponisia''), officially just Adalar ( en, Islands); alternatively the Princes' Arch ...

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in the

Sea of Marmara The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the ...

, to the southeast of

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

. The construction of TCG ''Burgazada'' began on 17 December 2014 at the

Istanbul Naval Shipyard Istanbul Naval Shipyard ( tr, İstanbul Donanma Tersanesi), also known as Pendik Naval Shipyard, is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy on the northeastern coast of the Sea of Marmara in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. It is the largest shipbuilding f ...

as the third combat ship of the[MILGEM project. She was launched on 21 June 2016. After outfitting works, sea trials began in March 2018. She was commissioned on 4 November 2018. TCG ''Burgazada'' is an corvette featuring a landing platform for Anti-submarine warfare, ASW/Anti-surface warfare, ASuW helicopters, and is teamed with Harpoon (missile), Harpoon anti-surface missiles and a OTO Melara 76 mm, OTO Melara Super Rapid gun. She is equipped with the indigenously-developed combat management system GENESIS.

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