Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian-class corvette
 Corvette Contraamiral Eustațiu Sebastian (F-264) at sea. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by: | Tetal-I |
| Built: | 1983– |
| In commission: | 1989– |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement: | 1,480 long tons (1,504 t) standard 1,600 long tons (1,626 t) full load |
| Length: | 93.00 m (305 ft 1 in) oa 89.40 m (293 ft 4 in) pp |
| Beam: | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 × diesel engines |
| Speed: | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Complement: | 77 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar: Strut Curve surface/air search, Bass Tilt fire control Sonar: Hull mounted search and fire control |
| Armament: | 1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 4 × AK-630 30 mm CIWS 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck aft |
Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian class corvette (also known as the Tetal-II class by NATO) is a class of two corvettes 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 rocket launchers.
These ships are updated versions of the Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu (Tetal-I) class corvette.
Ships
- Contraamiral Eustațiu Sebastian (F-264) Launched 1988 - In service
- Contraamiral Horia Macellariu (F-265) - Launched 1991 - In service
Two other ships were laid down, but never finished.[2] They are now awaiting disposal in Mangalia military harbor.
See also
References
- ↑ Baker 1998, p. 628.
- ↑ Martinescu, Darius (25 September 2006). "Lacul Mangalia, locul unde a murit marina militară (Mangalia Lake, the place where the military navy died)" (in Romanian). România Liberă. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
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