Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu-class corvette

The corvette Amiral Petre Bărbuneanu (F-260) entering Mangalia military harbour.
Class overview
Name: Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu class
Operators:  Romanian Naval Forces
Succeeded by: Tetal-II class
In commission: 1983–present
Completed: 4
Active: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Corvette
Displacement: 1,385 tonnes standard, 1600 tons full load
Length: 93 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: 4 shaft, 4 × diesel engines, 16,000 hp (12,000 kW)
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h)
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km)
Complement: 77
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Radar: Strut Curve, Drum Tilt, Sonar: Hull mounted
Armament:
  • 4 × AK-276 76 mm guns (2×2)
  • 2 × 14.5 mm quad machine guns
  • 2 × AK-230 30 mm AA guns
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU 2500 ASW rocket launchers

The Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu-class corvette (also known as the Tetal-I class by NATO) is a class of corvettes in service with the Romanian Naval Forces. Only two corvettes out of a total of four are still in service.

This class of corvettes has been superseded by the Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian (Tetal-II) class.

Ships

  • Amiral Petre Bărbuneanu (F-260). Launched 1983 – In service[1]
  • Vice-Amiral Vasile Scodrea (F-261). Launched 1984 – Laid up[1]
  • Vice-Amiral Vasile Urseanu (F-262). Launched 1985 – Laid up[1]
  • Vice-Amiral Eugeniu Roșca (F-263). Launched 1987 – In service[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "World Navies Today: Romania". www.hazegray.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.


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