D'ESTIENNE D'ORVES F781

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D'ESTIENNE D'ORVES F781

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:33 pm

Built as a coastal patrol frigate by the Arsenal Lorient, Lorient for the French Navy.
01 September 1972 keel laid down.
01 June 1973 launched as the D’ESTIENNE D’ORVES F781 she was the first of her class of 17 ships.
Displacement 1,174 ton standard, 1,250 ton full load, dim. 80.5 x 10.3 x 5.5m. (draught)
Powered by two Semt Pielstick 12 PC 2V 400 diesel engines, 12,000 hp, twin shafts. Speed 23.5 knots.
Range by a speed of 15 knots, 4,500 mile.
Armament: 1 – 100mm 55 cal. Model 1968 CADAM DP gun, 2 – 20 mm Oerlikons, 4 – 12.7 mm MG ,
1 – 375 mm F1 ASW rocket launcher, 2/MM38 Exocet missile. 4 – 550mm for L-4 or L-5 torpedoes.
Crew 92.
November 1975 commissioned
10 September 1976 completed.

Based at Toulon, the class was designed for low intensity coastal operations and ASW. and made some patrol voyages in the Mediterranean and Black Sea before she was moved to the Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf were she took part in the liberation of Kuwait “Opération Artimom” in 1991., and Dessert Storm from where the photo used for the stamp originated.
30 June 1999 decommissioned.
2000 Sold to Turkey. Underwent a modernisation and refit by DCN yard in Brest.
26 June 2002 commissioned in the Turkish Navy under the name TCG BEYKOZ (F-503)
2015 In service.

Niger 1998 525F sg?, scott?
Source: Wikipedia http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz
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