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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.
- 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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