D'Estienne d'Orves class

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Career

Displacement:	1100 t tonnes (1250 tonnes full load)
Length:	80 m
Width:	10,3 m
Draught:	5,3 m
Propulsion:	Engines : 2 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PC2V400 Power: 12 000 hp (8.8 MW) Propellers: 2 4-bladed orientable propellers Electrical power: 840 kW (2 DA x 320 + 1 DA x 200)
Speed:	24 knots
Range:	at 15 knots (28 km/h): 4500 nautical miles (8000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) : 3000 nautical miles (5500 km)
Complement:	7 officers 42 non-commissioned officers 43 men
Armament:	2 Exocet MM38 missiles 1 x 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system 2 x 20 mm F2 4 x 12.7 mm machine guns 4 L3 or L5 type torpedoes 1 x 375 mm rocket launcher
Electronics:	Detection 1 Air/Surface DRBV 51A sentry radar 1 DRBC 32E fire control radar 1 DECCA 1226 navigation radar 1 DUBA 25 hull sonar Electronic warfare 1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor 2 Dagaie decoy launchers 1 SLQ-25 Nixie counter-measure system
Boats	1 ARCOR 670 type boat

The A69 type Avisos are small warships mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence, but are also available for high sea escort missions (notably in support missions with the FOST). Built on a simple and robust design, they have an economous and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for oversea presence missions.

Ships in the class

There have been 17 ships in the class, of which 8 have since been decommissioned and some sold to Turkey. They are named after heroes of the Second World War.

F781 D'Estienne d'Orves (named after Henri Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves. decommissioned in 1999, now Turkish TCG Beykoz.)
F782 Amyot d'Inville(decommissioned in 1999, now Turkish TCG Bartin.)
F783 Drogou (decommissioned in 2000, now Turkish TCG Bodrum)
F784 Détroyat (decommissioned in 1997)
F785 Jean Moulin(named after Jean Moulin. decommissioned in 1999)
F786 Quartier-Maître Anquetil (decommissioned in 2000, now Turkish TCG Bandirma)
F787 Commandant de Pimodan (decommissioned in 2000)
F788 Second-Maître Le Bihan
F789 Lieutenant de vaisseau Le Hénaff
F790 Lieutenant de vaisseau Lavallée
F791 Commandant L'Herminier
F792 Premier-Maître L'Her
F793 Commandant Blaison
F794 Enseigne de vaisseau Jacoubet
F795 Commandant Ducuing
F796 Commandant Birot
F797 Commandant Bouan

The Argentine Navy also operates three D'Estienne D'Orves-class ships, locally known as the Drummond-class corvettes. The first two ships were originally ordered by the South African Navy, but due to UN sanctions to South Africa they were not delivered and were bought by the Argentine Navy in 1978. The third ship of the class was ordered by Argentina and was delivered in 1981.

P-31 ARA Drummond (ex South African Good Hope)
P-32 ARA Guerrico (ex South African Transvaal)
P-33 ARA Granville

External links

[globalsecurity.org]
[Alabordache.com] French Aviso in activity
[Alabordache.com] French Aviso disarmed

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