Burak-class corvette
{{Short description|Warship in the Turkish Naval Forces}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Bartın (F-504) in İzmir 3.jpg |Ship caption= Burak-class corvette {{ship|TCG|Bartın|F-504|6}} at İzmir, 2007 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name= Burak or B class |Builders=Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient, France |Operators={{naval|Turkey}} |Class before= |Class after={{sclass2|Ada|corvette|4}} |Subclasses={{sclass|D'Estienne d'Orves|aviso|4}} |Cost= |Built range=1972–1979 |In service range= |In commission range=2002–present |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed= |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=5 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired=1 |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |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}} |Ship height= |Ship draft={{convert|3.42|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship power= |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}} |Ship endurance= |Ship test depth= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity= |Ship troops= |Ship complement= 7 Officers, 83 P/O and enlisted |Ship crew= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |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 |Ship armor= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |
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.
Ships
- {{TCG|Bozcaada|F-500}}, formerly Commandant de Pimodan (F787)
- TCG Bodrum (F-501), formerly Drogou (F783); Retired 2022.{{cite web|url=https://mavivatan.net/burak-sinifi-korvetler/ |title=Burak Sınıfı Korvetler|website=mavivatan.net|date=19 June 2022|access-date=1 January 2023 |language=Turkish}}
- 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)
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070804202128/http://turkishnavy.net/avisoe.htm B (A-69) class corvette]
External links
{{Commons category|Burak class corvettes|B class corvette}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070509121924/http://www.dzkk.tsk.mil.tr/ Official Turkish Navy Website] {{in lang|tr}}
- [http://www.turkishnavy.net Turkish Navy]
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