Burak-class corvette

{{Short description|Warship in the Turkish Naval Forces}}

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|Ship image= Bartın (F-504) in İzmir 3.jpg

|Ship caption= Burak-class corvette {{ship|TCG|Bartın|F-504|6}} at İzmir, 2007

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|Name= Burak or B class

|Builders=Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient, France

|Operators={{naval|Turkey}}

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|Class after={{sclass2|Ada|corvette|4}}

|Subclasses={{sclass|D'Estienne d'Orves|aviso|4}}

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|Built range=1972–1979

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|In commission range=2002–present

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|Total ships active=5

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|Total ships retired=1

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|Ship type=Corvette

|Ship displacement= 1,325 tonnes

|Ship length= {{convert|80.52|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|10.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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|Ship draft={{convert|3.42|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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|Ship propulsion= 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 12PC2V400 diesels, {{convert|12000|hp|MW|2|abbr=on}}

|Ship speed= {{convert|23|kn|km/h}}

|Ship range= {{convert|4500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}

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|Ship complement= 7 Officers, 83 P/O and enlisted

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|Ship armament= 4 × Exocet SSM; 1 × 100 mm/55 or 76mm Oto Melara gun; 2 × 20 mm guns; 4 × L5 torpedoes; 1 × 375 mm 6 barrel ASW A/S mortars

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Burak-class corvette (Turkish: Burak sınıfı korvet), also known as the B-class corvette, is a warship class of the Turkish Navy, all ex-{{sclass|D'Estienne d'Orves|aviso|0}} A69 type aviso corvettes, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defense & ocean escort missions. Their robust design & economical propulsion system allows them to be used for distant overseas operations.

A total of six ships under the Burak-class are being operated by the Turkish Naval Forces and will be phased out with introduction of Ada-class corvettes.

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Sources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070804202128/http://turkishnavy.net/avisoe.htm B (A-69) class corvette]