Mărăşeşti (frigate)

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Mărăşeşti Frigate
Mărăşeşti Frigate
General Characteristics
Displacement: 5,000 tons
Length: 144.6 m
Beam: 14.8 m
Draught: 5 m
Propulsion: 4 X 8440hp - diesel
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h) cruise, 27 knots (52 km/h) sprint
Range: 1500nm
Complement: 240
Armament
Aircraft: 1 X IAR 330 PUMA NAVAL
Motto:

Mărăşeşti is a frigate currently serving with the Romanian Navy, named after Mărăşeşti, the site of a Romanian victory in the First World War.

It used to be the flagship of the navy since 1976 until 2004 when Regele Ferdinand (formerly HMS Coventry) became the new flagship.