French aviso Drogou

History
France
Name	Drogou
Namesake	François Drogou
Builder	Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient
Laid down	1 October 1973
Launched	30 November 1974
Commissioned	30 September 1976
Decommissioned	2000
Identification	Callsign: FACU; ; Pennant number: F783;
Fate	Sold to Turkey, 2000
Turkey
Name	Bodrum
Namesake	Bodrum
Acquired	November 2000
Commissioned	25 July 2002
Identification	Pennant number: F-501
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso
Displacement	1,100 t (1,100 long tons) standard ; 1,270 t (1,250 long tons) full load;
Length	80 m (262 ft 6 in) oa; 76 m (249 ft 4 in) pp;
Beam	10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines; 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp), 2 shafts;
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
Sensors and ; 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;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor; 2 Dagaie decoy launchers; 1 SLQ-25 Nixie countermeasure system;
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);

Drogou (F 782) is a D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso in the French Navy. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Bodrum (F-501).

Design[]

Armed by a crew of 90 sailors, these vessels have the reputation of being among the most difficult in bad weather. Their high windage makes them particularly sensitive to pitch and roll as soon as the sea is formed.

Their armament, consequent for a vessel of this tonnage, allows them to manage a large spectrum of missions. During the Cold War, they were primarily used to patrol the continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean in search of Soviet Navy submarines. Due to the poor performance of the hull sonar, as soon as an echo appeared, the reinforcement of an ASM frigate was necessary to chase it using its towed variable depth sonar.^[2]

Their role as patrollers now consists mainly of patrols and assistance missions, as well as participation in UN missions (blockades, flag checks) or similar marine policing tasks (fight against drugs, extraction of nationals, fisheries control, etc.). The mer-mer 38 or mer-mer 40 missiles have been landed, but they carry several machine guns and machine guns, more suited to their new missions.

Its construction cost was estimated at 270,000,000 French francs.^[3]

Construction and career[]

Service in the French Navy[]

Drogou was laid down on 1 October 1973 at Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient. Launched on 30 November 1974 and commissioned on 30 September 1976.

Service in the Turkish Naval Forces[]

The ship was purchased from France in November 2000 and commissioned on 25 July 2002 after salvage work was carried out at DCN.

Citations[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Patrouilleurs: Les avisos français sur tous les fronts" [Patrol ships: French Avisos on all fronts.]. asafrance.fr (in French). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "Euronaval: First details of the Patrouilleurs Océanique (PO) platform unveiled". Naval News. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ Quid 1996. p. 2036. ISBN 2-221-08055-6.

[auto-1] "Patrouilleurs: Les avisos français sur tous les fronts" [Patrol ships: French Avisos on all fronts.]. asafrance.fr (in French). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[2] "Euronaval: First details of the Patrouilleurs Océanique (PO) platform unveiled". Naval News. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[3] Quid 1996. p. 2036. ISBN 2-221-08055-6.

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v t D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisos
French Navy	D'Estienne d'Orves Amyot d'Inville Drogou Détroyat Jean Moulin Quartier-Maître Anquetil Commandant de Pimodan Second-Maître Le Bihan Lieutenant de vaisseau Le Hénaff Lieutenant de vaisseau Lavallée Commandant L'Herminier Premier-Maître L'Her Commandant Blaison Enseigne de vaisseau Jacoubet Commandant Ducuing Commandant Birot Commandant Bouan
Argentine Navy Drummond class	Drummond (ex-Good Hope) Guerrico (ex-Transvaal) Granville
South African Navy Good Hope class	Good Hope^N Transvaal^N
Turkish Navy Burak class	Bozcaada (ex-Commandant de Pimodan) Bodrum (ex-Drogou) Bandırma (ex-Quartier-Maître Anquetil) Beykoz (ex-D'Estienne d'Orves) Bartın (ex-Amyot d'Inville) Bafra (ex-Second-Maître Le Bihan)
N Not delivered due to arms embargo
Preceded by: Commandant Rivière class Followed by: Floréal class
List of frigates of the French Navy List of frigates of the Argentine Navy List of frigates of the South African Navy

v t Corvettes of the Turkish Navy
Burak-class	TCG Bozcaada TCG Bodrum TCG Bandırma TCG Beykoz TCG Bartın TCG Bafra
Ada class	TCG Heybeliada TCG Büyükada TCG Burgazada TCG Kınalıada

History

France
Name	Drogou
Namesake	François Drogou
Builder	Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient
Laid down	1 October 1973
Launched	30 November 1974
Commissioned	30 September 1976
Decommissioned	2000
Identification	Callsign: FACU Pennant number: F783
Fate	Sold to Turkey, 2000
Turkey
Name	Bodrum
Namesake	Bodrum
Acquired	November 2000
Commissioned	25 July 2002
Identification	Pennant number: F-501
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso
Displacement	1,100 t (1,100 long tons) standard 1,270 t (1,250 long tons) full load
Length	80 m (262 ft 6 in) oa 76 m (249 ft 4 in) pp
Beam	10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp), 2 shafts
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
Sensors and 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
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 ARBR 16 radar interceptor 2 Dagaie decoy launchers 1 SLQ-25 Nixie countermeasure system
Armament	2 Exocet MM38 SSMs (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs)^[1] 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] 1 × sextuple Bofors 375 mm rocket launcher (removed from French ships when reclassified as OPVs)^[1]