Rear-Admiral Eustaţiu Sebastian class frigate
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Frigate 264 at anchor in the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Class overview | |
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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)