List of aviso classes of the Navy of Burgundie
Avisos and colonial avisos (Burg: apostle and apostle coloniel, from the Istroyan word apostello meaning dispatch) have been purpose-built ships in Burgundie dating back to the 16th century the beginning of its empire in Alshar, Audonia and Vallos. Their mission became more militarized during the Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars and with the confluence of the Great Wars and advances in wireless/radio communications in the middle part of the 20th century they became purely surface combatant vessels. In contemporary usage, the term now includes combat-capable ships larger than patrol boats, but smaller than frigates, roughly synonymous with corvettes. They typically have roles in anti-submarine warfare and coastal defense. In Levantine Union Defense Council classification they are usually recognized as corvettes.
History
Early avisos were built as ultra-long-range dispatch boats and packetships, the military and commercial variants respectively. They were lightly armed and were purpose-built to carry mail and government cargoes. They were typically divided into staterooms for traveling officials on the first deck, a crew deck which included the kitchen and storage for sustenance, and then the hold with mail and cargoes. The staterooms were spacious but had any number of canons in them. In the late 19th century these ships were typically clipper ships. With the dawn of the 20th century, the navy eventually embraced the combustion engine and steel-hulled ships. This transformed avisos into more standardized surface combat ships with room for officials and mail as opposed to the other way around, as their sail-powered counterparts had been. They were unique from their combat-specific counterparts in that they had massive radio masts and began to serve as radio relays until satellite communications became possible. After the 1970s the aviso lost its purpose and with the advent of the internet in the 1990s, it became doubly redundant. The name was retained because it holds an important place in Burgoignesc maritime history.
21st century
In the 2010s the term aviso was used to classify ships that other nations were calling Corvettes but with the distinction that corvettes serve as part of a larger force or fleet and Avisos are designed to operate independently. Whereas historically avisos have been synonymous with "light" corvettes, in the 21st century avisos are getting bigger to include more sustainment apparatuses, cargo capacity, and self-defense capabilities, and are starting to resemble the role played by colonial avisos.
Whereas a 21st-century corvette would have an offense role like anti-submarine warfare or anti-aircraft warefare, Burgoignesc avisos use that space in their hull design for fuel capacity, cargo storage, and VIP stateroom space, meaning that their armament is less specialized and is more defensive in design.
Modern classes
| Class Name | In Service | Image | Type | Ships | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chionidi | 1920-1949 | Colonial Aviso | * Le Chionidi +39 | ||
| Passerii | 1932-1959 | Colonial Aviso | * Le Passerii +29 | most notable/numerous aviso in modern culture | |
| Charadriidae | 1936-1965 | Colonial Aviso | * Le Charadriidae +15 | ||
| Scolopaci | 1937-1968 | Colonial Aviso | * Le Scolopaci +5 | ||
| Limicoli | 1979-present | 
|
Aviso | * Le Limicoli +8 | 3 have been sold/decommissioned |
| Lari | 1992-2001 | Aviso | * Le Lari +6 | ||
| Ærodrames Class | 2018-present | 
|
Aviso | * Ærodrames +4 | |
| Passerii XXI | 2023-present | 
|
Aviso | * Le Passerii +7 |