Rear-Admiral Eustaţiu Sebastian class frigate

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Frigate 264 at anchor in the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey
Class overview
Built: 1983
In commission: 1989
Completed: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,385 tonnes
Length: 92.3 m (302 ft 10 in)
Beam: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught: 3.16 m (10 ft 4 in)
Propulsion: 4 × diesel engines, 3,285 hp
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h)
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km)
Complement: 100
Armament: 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun
Torpedo tubes
ASW grenades
Aviation facilities: Helicopter deck aft

Rear-Admiral Eustaţiu Sebastian class frigates are modern patrol frigates (corvettes by NATO standards) used by the Romanian Naval Forces for Black Sea duty. They have a displacement of 1,385 tonnes, a helicopter aft, and as main armament a 76 mm gun, torpedo tubes and anti-submarine warfare grenades.

[edit] Ships

  • Rear-Admiral Eustaţiu Sebastian (F-264)
  • Rear-Admiral Horia Măcelaru (F-265)

[edit] See also