D'ESTIENNE D'ORVES CLASS

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 economical and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for overseas presence missions.

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Ships in the class

Decommissioned or transferred

In service in the French Navy

In service in the Argentinian Navy

External links

Ships in the class

A total of 17 ships of this class were built and named after the heroes of the Second World War. Eight of these ships have since been decommissioned and six of them were sold to the Turkish Navy where they were redesignated as the B Class corvette.

Decommissioned or transferred

★ 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)

In service in the French Navy

★ 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''

In service in the Argentinian Navy

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

★ Argentine Navy (ARA) official site – class specifications & pictures