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D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisolarger figure on 2 of 2
Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 2
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| Specification | D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso | Manoram-class ferry |
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| Power | 2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp ), 2 shafts[source] | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] |
| Name | D'Estienne d'Orves class or A69 type[source] | Manoram class[source] |
| Builders | Arsenal de Lorient[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy Turkish Navy Argentine Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
80 m (262 ft 6 in) oa 76 m (249 ft 4 in) pp[source]
Length
Single source62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Commandant Rivière class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | Floréal class La Fayette class Patrouilleurs Hauturiers (from 2028)[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Drummond class Burak class[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1976 - now (French Navy) 1999 - now (Turkish Navy) 1978 - 2024 (Argentine Navy)[source] | — |
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| Completed | 20[source] |
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| Active |
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| Retired | 14[source] | — |
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| Type | Aviso[source] | Ferry[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 Air/surface DRBV 51A sentry radar 1 DRBC 32E fire control radar 1 Decca 1226 navigation radar 1 DUBA 25 hull sonar (active sonar capability reportedly retained after conversion to OPV role)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor 2 Dagaie decoy launchers 1 SLQ-25 Nixie countermeasure system[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 Exocet MM38 SSMs (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs) 1 × 100 mm CADAM gun turret with Najir fire control system and CMS LYNCEA 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns 4 × L3 or L5 type torpedoes in four fixed catapults (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs) 1 × sextuple Bofors 375 mm rocket launcher (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs)[source] | — |
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| National origin | France[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Capacity | — | 250 passengers[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] India[source] |
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