HMS Coventry (D118) ( eng. Her Majesty's Coventry Ship ), since 2004 Regele Ferdinand (F-221) ( rum. Reggele Ferdinand ) - a British-made frigate of type 22, which has served as part of the Royal Navy of Great Britain since 1988 to 2002 and sold in 2003 to Romania. Since 2004 - the flagship of the Navy of Romania. It was originally supposed to be called “ Boadicea ” ( English Boadicea ), but took the name “Coventry” in honor of the destroyer of the same name Type 42 sunk during the Falkland War . In Romania, received a name in honor of the eponymous series of destroyers and the lead ship of this series.
| Hms coventry | |
|---|---|
| HMS Coventry (F98) | |
 Reggie Ferdinand (formerly Coventry) in October 2014 | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Title | Coventry |
| original name | HMS Coventry (F98) |
| Class and type of vessel | frigate type 22 |
| Organization | Royal Navy of Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Swan hunter |
| Construction started | March 29, 1984 |
| Launched | April 8, 1986 |
| Commissioned | October 14, 1988 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | January 17, 2002 |
| Status | sold to the Romanian Navy on January 14, 2003 |
| Service | |
 Romania | |
| Title | Reggie Ferdinand |
| original name | Regele Ferdinand (F-221) |
| Class and type of vessel | frigate type 22 |
| Organization | Romanian Navy |
| Manufacturer | |
| Commissioned | September 9, 2004 |
| Status | in the ranks of the Romanian Navy |
| Awards and honors |  |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 5300 |
| Length | 148.1 |
| Width | 14.8 |
| Draft | 6.4 |
| Engines | 4 Rolls-Royce gas turbines, 4 diesel generators |
| Power | 63,700 h.p. (47.2 MW) |
| Mover | two screws ( COGOG technology) |
| Speed | 18 knots (cruising) 30 knots (maximum) |
| Sailing range | 4,500 nautical miles |
| Autonomy of swimming | 250 |
| Armament | |
| Radar weapons | 9 types of radars |
| Electronic weapons | implemented electronic warfare system, passive jammer |
| Artillery | 76 mm / 62 Compact (SR) |
| Aviation group | IAR-330 Puma Naval |
Comparative characteristics
Dimensions, engine, speed
| Options | As part of the British Navy | As part of the Romanian Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 4800 | 5300 |
| Length | 146.5 | 148.1 |
| Width | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Draft | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Engines | 2 gas turbines Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B 2 gas turbines Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C | 4 Rolls-Royce gas turbines |
| Power | 63700 h.p. | 63700 h.p. |
| Speed | 18 knots (cruising) 30 knots (maximum) | 18 knots (cruising) 30 knots (maximum) |
| Sailing range | 8 thousand nautical miles | 4,5 thousand nautical miles |
| Crew | 273 people | 250 people |
Armament
| Weapon type | As part of the British Navy | As part of the Romanian Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Radar | 9 radars | 9 radars |
| Electronic | Passive jammer, electronic warfare system | Passive jammer, electronic warfare system |
| Artillery | 2 x 20 mm guns GAM-BO1 | 76 mm / 62 Compact (SR) OTO Melara |
| Anti-ship missiles | 4 Exocet SSM Launchers | are absent |
| Anti-aircraft missiles | 2 x 6 GWS25 SAM “ Sea Wolf ” (against aviation at medium and high altitudes) | are absent |
| Flak | 2 x 30 mm anti-aircraft guns, 4 x 7.62 mm machine guns (against aviation at low altitudes) | are absent |
| Aviation group | 2 Lynx MK 8 helicopters | helicopter IAR-330 Puma Naval |
Service
UK
Pledged by Swan Hunter on March 29, 1984 . Launched on April 8, 1986 , entered the British Navy on October 14, 1988 . From 1990 to 1996, he was the leader of the 1st squadron of frigates . January 17, 2002 expelled from the British Navy.
Romania
January 14, 2003 Coventry was acquired by Romania and renamed Reggel Ferdinand. On August 19, 2004, the ship was finally transferred to Romania and passed the tests. On September 9, 2004, he was accepted into the Romanian Navy and was appointed the flagship of the Romanian fleet. During modernization, weapons were removed from the ship, and its size and displacement also changed. The press did not stop arguing about the purchase price of the ship [1] .
On March 22, 2011, Romanian President Traian Basescu, after meeting with the Supreme Council of National Defense, announced the upcoming dispatch of a ship with 205 sailors and 2 officers to control the arms embargo in the Mediterranean - part of the Allied Defender operation as part of foreign military intervention in Libya [2] . The frigate traveled 17,400 nautical miles, completing 770 tasks [3] .
The frigate Reggele Ferdinand took part in Operation Active Endeavors in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010 in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Bulgarian exercises Breeze - CertExam in 2007 and 2008, in the Croatian Noble Midas exercises in 2007 and in Italy in 2008 [3] . Since September 13, 2012, a participant in Operation Atalanta carried the commando of the GNFOS division [4] . Since August 2014, he has been a member of the 2nd NATO Marine Station Group operating in the Black Sea as part of the Sea Breeze exercise [5] .
UK Navy Frigate Commanders
| List of Coventry Frigate Commanders [6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service start | End of service | Name |
| 1988 | 1990 | Edward hackett |
| 1990 | 1991 | Roger C. Lane-Nott |
| 1991 | 1993 | Stephen E. Sanders |
| 1993 | 1994 | Christopher D. Stanford |
| 1994 | 1996 | Thomas Morton |
| 1999 | 2001 | Philip Jones |
Since 2009, the commander of the ship in the Romanian Navy has been Commander Mihai Panait [7]
See also
- Torpedo destroyers of the Reggele Ferdinand type - Romanian ships from the Second World War
Notes
- ↑ Evans, Rob . We paid three times too much for UK frigates, Romania says , The Guardian (13 June 2006). Date of treatment January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Traian Basescu: Romania va trimite fregata Regele Ferdinand cu 205 militari in Mediterana pentru operatiuni de blocare a oricarei nave suspecte ca transporta armament (rum.) . HotNews.ro (March 22, 2011). Date of treatment January 7, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Constanţa: Ministrul Gabriel Oprea, la ceremonia prilejuită de sosirea fregatei 'Regele Ferdinand' dintr-o misiune NATO (rum.) (July 21, 2011). Archived December 20, 2011.
- ↑ Martinescu, Darius . „Regele Ferdinand" a plecat la război în Golful Aden (rum.) , Romania Libera (September 12, 2012). Archived on September 16, 2012. Date of treatment January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Pugliese, David . HMCS Fredericton arrives in Portugal, HMCS Toronto to be back in Canada in late January , Defense Watch , Ottawa Citizen (January 6, 2015). Date of treatment January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin II: Royal Navy- Captains Commanding Warships . British Armed Forces (1900–) . Date of treatment January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Evenimentul Zilei : Cine este comandantul fregatei Regele Ferdinand Archived on January 21, 2012. (room)
Literature
- Regele și regina Mării Negre: file din istoricul distrugătorelor & fregatelor "Regele Ferdinand" și "Regina Maria", Marian Moșneagu, Editura Muntenia, 2005.