 B class corvettes of the Turkish Navy at the port of İzmir |
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| 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 |
| Armament: | 4 x Exocet SSM; 1 x 100mm/55 gun; 2 x 20mm guns; 4 x L5 torpedoes; 1 x 375mm 6 barrel ASW A/S mortars |
B class corvette is a warship 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.
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