Burak-class corvette

Burak-class corvette TCG Bartın at İzmir, 2007
Class overview
NameBurak or B class
BuildersArsenal de Lorient, Lorient, France
Operators Turkish Naval Forces
Succeeded byAda class
SubclassesD'Estienne d'Orves class
Built1972–1979
In commission2002–present
Active5
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement1,325 tonnes
Length80.52 m (264 ft 2 in)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 × SEMT-Pielstick 12PC2V400 diesels, 12,000 hp (8.95 MW)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement7 Officers, 83 P/O and enlisted
Armament4 × 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

Burak-class corvette (Turkish: Burak sınıfı korvet), also known as the 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 Burak class are being operated by the Turkish Naval Forces and will be phased out with introduction of Ada-class corvettes.

Ships

References

  1. ^ "Burak Sınıfı Korvetler". mavivatan.net (in Turkish). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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