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:
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

Two other ships were laid down, but never finished.[2] They are now awaiting disposal in Mangalia military harbor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baker 1998, p. 628.
  2. ↑ 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.

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