Romanian frigate Regina Maria (F222)
Regina Maria underway in Constanța, August 2014 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS London |
| Namesake | London |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 7 February 1983 |
| Launched | 27 October 1984 |
| Commissioned | 5 June 1987 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1999 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F95 |
| Fate | Sold to Romania on 14 January 2003 |
| Romania | |
| Name | Regina Maria |
| Namesake | Marie of Edinburgh |
| Acquired | 14 January 2003 |
| Commissioned | 21 April 2005 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type 22 frigate |
| Displacement | 5,300 tonnes |
| Length | 148.1 m (486 ft) |
| Beam | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
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| Complement | 250 |
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Regina Maria (F222) is a Type 22 frigate of the Romanian Naval Forces, formerly a Royal Navy ship named HMS London (F95). It is named after Queen Marie of Romania, wife of King Ferdinand I of Romania.