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B class corvette


Turkish Navy B-class corvettes in port at Izmir.
Class overview
Operators: Turkish Navy
Active: 6
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,325 tonnes
Length: 80.52 m (264 ft 2 in)
Beam: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft: 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
Propulsion: 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 12PC2V400 diesels, 12,000 hp (8.95 MW)
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h)
Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 7 Officers, 83 P/O and enlisted

B Class corvettes are a class of the Turkish Navy, all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class A69 type Aviso corvettes, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defense and ocean escort missions. Their robust design and economical propulsion system allows them to be used for distant overseas operations. A total of six ships under the B class are being operated by the Turkish Navy.

Ships

  • TCG Bozcaada (F-500), formerly Commandant de Pimodan (F787)
  • TCG Bodrum (F-501), formerly Drogou (F783)
  • TCG Bandirma (F-502), formerly Quartier-Maître Anquetil (F786)
  • TCG Beykoz (F-503), formerly D'Estienne d'Orves (F781)
  • TCG Bartin (F-504), formerly Amyot d'Inville (F782)
  • TCG Bafra (F-505), formerly Second-Maître Le Bihan (F788)

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Ship classes of the Turkish Navy
Frigates
SalihReis Class · Barbaros Class · Yavuz Class · G Class · TF-2000 Class
Corvettes
Milgem Class · B Class
Submarines
Fast Attack Missile & Torpedo Boats
Mine Warfare Ships
A Class Mine Hunter · E Class Mine Hunter · F Class Mine Sweeper · S Class Mine Sweeper · K Class Mine Sweeper
Main Landing Ships
OsmanGazi Class · SarucaBey Class · Ertuğrul Class LST · LPD Class
Landing Crafts
Ç-117 Class LCT · Ç-302 Class LCM
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