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D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso is a aviso. It was built by Arsenal de Lorient. Reported operators include French Navy Turkish Navy Argentine Navy.
FranceD'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso
Marine nationale · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedD'Estienne d'Orves class or A69 type
Arsenal de Lorient
French Navy Turkish Navy Argentine Navy
Commandant Rivière class
Floréal class La Fayette class Patrouilleurs Hauturiers (from 2028)
Drummond class Burak class
1976 - now (French Navy) 1999 - now (Turkish Navy) 1978 - 2024 (Argentine Navy)
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1,100 t (1,100 long tons ) standard 1,270 t (1,250 long tons) full load
80 m (262 ft 6 in) oa 76 m (249 ft 4 in) pp
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp ), 2 shafts
23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph)
4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
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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)
1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor 2 Dagaie decoy launchers 1 SLQ-25 Nixie countermeasure system
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)
The class takes its name from the lead ship, named in honour of Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves , a French naval officer and member of the French Resistance .
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 80 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 80 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 80 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 80 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
FranceNavy exact named class holdings of D’Estienne d’Orves. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS / FSM. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.