B class corvette
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B class corvette (Turkish: Burak sınıfı korvet(ler)) is a warship class of the Turkish Navy
Turkish Navy
The Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.- Ottoman fleet after Mudros :Following the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, on November 3, 1918, the fleet commander of the Ottoman Navy, Liva Amiral Arif Pasha, ordered all flags to be...
, all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class
D'Estienne d'Orves class
The A69 type Avisos are small warships mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence, but are also available for high sea escort missions . Built on a simple and robust design, they have an economical and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for overseas presence missions...
A69 type Aviso
Aviso
An aviso , a kind of dispatch boat or advice boat, survives particularly in the French navy, they are considered equivalent to the modern sloop....
corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
s, 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
Turkish Navy
The Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.- Ottoman fleet after Mudros :Following the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, on November 3, 1918, the fleet commander of the Ottoman Navy, Liva Amiral Arif Pasha, ordered all flags to be...
and
will be phased out with introduction of Milgem class corvette
Ships
- TCG Bozcaada (F-500), formerly Commandant de Pimodan (F787)
- TCG Bodrum (F-501), formerly Drogou (F783)
- TCG Bandırma (F-502), formerly Quartier-Maître Anquetil (F786)
- TCG Beykoz (F-503), formerly D'Estienne d'Orves (F781)
- TCG Bartın (F-504), formerly Amyot d'Inville (F782)
- TCG Bafra (F-505), formerly Second-Maître Le Bihan (F788)