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Revision as of 13:09, 4 October 2006 by E104421 (talk | contribs) (correction)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)B Class is one of the corvette classes of the Turkish Navy. They are all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves class A69 type Avisos mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence and escort missions. Their robust design and economical propulsion system allows them to be used for oversea presence missions. There are totally six ships under B class in Turkish Navy named as TCG BOZCAADA (F-500), TCG BODRUM (F501), TCG BANDIRMA (F502), TCG BEYKOZ (F-503), TCG BARTIN (F-504), TCG BAFRA (F-505).
Basic Specifications:
Dimensions (Lenght-Beam-Draught): 80.52 x 10.2 x 3.42 m.
Displacement Tonnage (Full Load): 1325 t.
Propulsion: 2 SEMT-Pielstick 12 PC2 V 400 Diesels 12000 HP (8.82 MW)
Maximum Speed: 23 kts.
Range: 4500 nm. at 15 kts.
Complement: 7 Officers, 83 P/O and enlisted