For other ships with the same name, see HMS Coventry.
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.
Regele Ferdinand, the flagship of the Romanian Navy
She was purchased from the United Kingdom by the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003, and renamed Regele Ferdinand (King Ferdinand) after Ferdinand I of Romania. The ship was handed over to Romania on 19 August 2004, and underwent sea trials at the same time. Regele Ferdinand was commissioned into the Romanian Navy on 9 September 2004 with the pennant number F221, and is the current flagship of the Romanian Navy. There has since been some controversy over the price at which she was bought.[2]
On 22 March 2011, President of Romania Traian Băsescu said, after a CSAT meeting, that Romania will send the frigate Regele Ferdinand with 205 mariners and two officers on board to enforce an arms embargo in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of the 2011 military intervention in Libya - Operation Unified Protector.[3] During their run in the NATO naval group acting on Operation Unified Protector - 2011, the frigate has traveled over 17,400 nautical miles (32,200 km) and carried out around 770 specific tasks.[4]
Since entry into service of the Romanian Navy, Regele Ferdinand has performed a series of tasks among which the most important are deployments to Operation Active Endeavour in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 in the Mediterranean Sea, the exercise in Bulgaria "Breeze -CertExam" 2007, 2008, the exercise "Noble Midas" in Croatia in 2007 and 2008 in Italy.[4]
Since 13 September 2012 Regele Ferdinand has participated in Operation Atalanta. The ship embarked naval commandos of Grupul Naval de Forțe pentru Operații Speciale (GNFOS).[5]
In August 2014, Regele Ferdinand sailed alongside Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Task Unit 2 which operated in the Black Sea as part of Exercise Sea Breeze.[6]
In July 2019, the Romanian authorities announced the selection of Naval Group and its partner Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) for the programme to build four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes and to modernise the T22 frigates.
Romanian authorities are currently working in collaboration with the Romanian COMOTI institute [ro] to replace two of the Rolls-Royce gas turbine engines with two ST40M turbine engines designed at COMOTI.[7]
Galleryedit
HMS Coventry (F98), conducts an underway replenishment while on station in the Persian Gulf.
The Romanian Navy frigate Regele Ferdinand (F221) approaches USS Carney (DDG-64) to conduct replenishment-at-sea training in the Black Sea 28 Oct. 2016.
^List of Honorary Freeman of the City of Coventry, released as part of a response from Coventry City Council to a request made using WhatDoTheyKnow, accessed 8 October 2022.
^Evans, Rob; Leigh, David (13 June 2006). "We paid three times too much for UK frigates, Romania says". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 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" (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^Martinescu, Darius (12 September 2012). . Romania Libera (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^Pugliese, David (6 January 2015). "HMCS Fredericton arrives in Portugal, HMCS Toronto to be back in Canada in late January". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^Filip Niculescu; Claudia Borzea; Iulian Vlăducă; Andrei Mitru; Mirela Vasile; Alexandra Țăranu; Gabriel Dediu (2021). "Automation control for revamping the propulsion system of a navy frigate". Scientific Bulletin - "Politehnica" University of Bucharest. D. 83 (1). ISSN 1454-2358.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Coventry 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 Regele Ferdinand the flagship of the Romanian NavyHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS CoventryNamesakeHMS Coventry D118 BuilderSwan HunterLaid down29 March 1984Launched8 April 1986Commissioned14 October 1988Decommissioned17 January 2002IdentificationPennant number F98FateSold to Romania on 14 January 2003BadgeRomaniaNameRegele FerdinandNamesakeKing Ferdinand of RomaniaAcquired14 January 2003Commissioned9 September 2004IdentificationPennant number F221 MMSI number 264800090 MarineTraffic ID 5799671 Callsign YQYMStatusIn active serviceBadgeGeneral characteristics as HMS Coventry Class and typeType 22 frigateDisplacement4 800 tonsLength146 5 m 481 ft Beam14 8 m 49 ft Draught6 4 m 21 ft Propulsion2 shaft COGOG 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B high speed gas turbines 54 000 shp 40 MW 2 Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines 9 700 shp 7 2 MW Speed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph cruise 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph max Range8 000 nautical miles 15 000 km 9 200 mi Complement273Armament2 6 GWS25 Sea Wolf SAM launchers 4 1 Exocet SSM launchers 2 Twin 30 mm AA guns 2 20 mm GAM BO1 guns 4 7 62 mm GPMGsAircraft carried2 Lynx MK 8 helicoptersGeneral characteristics as Regele Ferdinand Class and typeType 22 frigateDisplacement5 300 tonsLength148 1 m 486 ft Beam14 8 m 49 ft Draught6 4 m 21 ft Propulsion2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B high speed gas turbines 54 000 shp 40 MW 2 Pratt amp Whitney ST40M turbine enginesSpeed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph cruise 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph max Range4 500 nautical miles 8 300 km 5 200 mi Complement250Armament76 62 Oto Melara Super Rapid gunAircraft carriedIAR 330 Puma Naval Contents 1 Operational Service 1 1 Royal Navy 1 2 Romanian Navy 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOperational Service editRoyal Navy edit Between 1990 and 1996 Coventry was the leader of the 1st Frigate Squadron The ship received the freedom of the city of Coventry in 1988 1 Romanian Navy edit nbsp Regele Ferdinand in 2005For other ships with the same name see Romanian ship Regele Ferdinand She was purchased from the United Kingdom by the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003 and renamed Regele Ferdinand King Ferdinand after Ferdinand I of Romania The ship was handed over to Romania on 19 August 2004 and underwent sea trials at the same time Regele Ferdinand was commissioned into the Romanian Navy on 9 September 2004 with the pennant number F221 and is the current flagship of the Romanian Navy There has since been some controversy over the price at which she was bought 2 On 22 March 2011 President of Romania Traian Băsescu said after a CSAT meeting that Romania will send the frigate Regele Ferdinand with 205 mariners and two officers on board to enforce an arms embargo in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the 2011 military intervention in Libya Operation Unified Protector 3 During their run in the NATO naval group acting on Operation Unified Protector 2011 the frigate has traveled over 17 400 nautical miles 32 200 km and carried out around 770 specific tasks 4 Since entry into service of the Romanian Navy Regele Ferdinand has performed a series of tasks among which the most important are deployments to Operation Active Endeavour in 2005 2007 2008 2010 in the Mediterranean Sea the exercise in Bulgaria Breeze CertExam 2007 2008 the exercise Noble Midas in Croatia in 2007 and 2008 in Italy 4 Since 13 September 2012 Regele Ferdinand has participated in Operation Atalanta The ship embarked naval commandos of Grupul Naval de Forțe pentru Operații Speciale GNFOS 5 In August 2014 Regele Ferdinand sailed alongside Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Task Unit 2 which operated in the Black Sea as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 6 In July 2019 the Romanian authorities announced the selection of Naval Group and its partner Santierul Naval Constanta SNC for the programme to build four new Gowind multi mission corvettes and to modernise the T22 frigates Romanian authorities are currently working in collaboration with the Romanian COMOTI institute ro to replace two of the Rolls Royce gas turbine engines with two ST40M turbine engines designed at COMOTI 7 Gallery edit nbsp HMS Coventry F98 conducts an underway replenishment while on station in the Persian Gulf nbsp The Romanian Navy frigate Regele Ferdinand F221 approaches USS Carney DDG 64 to conduct replenishment at sea training in the Black Sea 28 Oct 2016 nbsp Navy helicopter landing on Regele Ferdinand See also editRegele Ferdinand class a World War II era namesake NMS Regele Ferdinand Regele Ferdinand class destroyer References edit List of Honorary Freeman of the City of Coventry released as part of a response from Coventry City Council to a request made using WhatDoTheyKnow accessed 8 October 2022 Evans Rob Leigh David 13 June 2006 We paid three times too much for UK frigates Romania says The Guardian Retrieved 7 January 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 in Romanian HotNews ro 22 March 2011 Retrieved 7 January 2015 a b 1 Archived 20 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine Martinescu Darius 12 September 2012 Regele Ferdinand a plecat la război in Golful Aden Romania Libera in Romanian Archived from the original on 16 September 2012 Retrieved 7 January 2015 Pugliese David 6 January 2015 HMCS Fredericton arrives in Portugal HMCS Toronto to be back in Canada in late January Ottawa Citizen Retrieved 7 January 2015 Filip Niculescu Claudia Borzea Iulian Vlăducă Andrei Mitru Mirela Vasile Alexandra Țăranu Gabriel Dediu 2021 Automation control for revamping the propulsion system of a navy frigate Scientific Bulletin Politehnica University of Bucharest D 83 1 ISSN 1454 2358 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Coventry F98 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Regele Ferdinand F 221 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romanian frigate Regele Ferdinand F221 amp oldid 1191279434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
