Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu-class corvette
The corvette Amiral Petre Bărbuneanu entering Mangalia military harbour. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu class |
| Operators | Romanian Naval Forces |
| Succeeded by | Tetal-II class |
| In commission | 1983–present |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 1,440 t (1,420 long tons) full load |
| Length | 92.4 m (303 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 4 shaft, 4 × diesel engines, 15,000 kW (20,000 bhp) |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Complement | 98 |
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| Notes | Namesake Petre Bărbuneanu |
The Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu-class corvette (also known as the Tetal-I class by NATO) is a series of four corvettes designed and constructed for the Romanian Naval Forces primarily for anti-submarine warfare. Only two corvettes out of a total of the four are still in service. Designed and constructed in the 1980s, they are a product of the Cold War with their armament and sensors based on Soviet designs. This class of corvettes was superseded by the Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian (Tetal-II) class.