Romanian frigate Regele Ferdinand
Regele Ferdinand, the flagship of the Romanian Navy | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Coventry |
| Namesake | HMS Coventry (D118) |
| Builder | Swan Hunter |
| Laid down | 29 March 1984 |
| Launched | 8 April 1986 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1988 |
| Decommissioned | 17 January 2002 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F98 |
| Fate | Sold to Romania on 14 January 2003 |
| Badge | |
| Romania | |
| Name | Regele Ferdinand |
| Namesake | King Ferdinand of Romania |
| Acquired | 14 January 2003 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 2004 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics (as HMS Coventry) | |
| Class & type | Type 22 frigate |
| Displacement | 4,800 tons |
| Length | 146.5 m (481 ft) |
| Beam | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
| Complement | 273 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters |
| General characteristics (as Regele Ferdinand) | |
| Class & type | Type 22 frigate |
| Displacement | 5,300 tons |
| Length | 148.1 m (486 ft) |
| Beam | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) |
| Complement | 250 |
| Armament | 76/62 Oto Melara Super-Rapid gun |
| Aircraft carried | IAR-330 Puma Naval |
Regele Ferdinand (F221) is a Type 22 frigate of the Romanian Naval Forces, formerly a Royal Navy ship named HMS Coventry (F98). She was originally intended to be named Boadicea but was named Coventry in honour of the previous Coventry, a Type 42 destroyer sunk in the Falklands War. Following service in the Royal Navy she was sold to the Romanian Navy in 2003.