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Class overview | |
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Name | D'Estienne d'Orves class or A69 type |
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Preceded by | Commandant Rivière class |
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Subclasses | |
Completed | 17 |
Active | 10 |
Retired | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Aviso |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) |
Draught |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 90 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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The D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisos, also known as the A69 type avisos, is a class of French Navy avisos, comparable in size to a light corvette, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence, but are also available for high sea escort missions, notably in support missions with the Strategic Oceanic Force (FOST). Built on a simple and robust design, they have an economical and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for overseas presence missions. In addition to service in France, they have been ordered by the South African Navy (not delivered), Argentinian Navy and Turkish Navy.
The class is named its lead ship, named in honour of Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, the French naval officer and member of the Resistance.
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