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
Decommissioned	2022
Identification	Pennant number: F-501
Status	Retired in 2022
General characteristics
Class & 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 &; 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) and decommissioned in 2022.

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
Decommissioned	2022
Identification	Pennant number: F-501
Status	Retired in 2022
General characteristics
Class & 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 & 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)