She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the 1991 Gulf War.
She was decommissioned on 14 January 1999 and sold to the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003, being commissioned as Regina Maria on 21 April 2005. Before the sale the Sea Wolf and Exocet missile systems were removed, and the only armament the ship had when delivered was two 30 mm BMARC cannons and two three-tube anti-submarine torpedo launchers. The Romanian Navy had a 76 mm OTO-Melara gun system fitted forward where the Exocets had been mounted, but no missile systems or additional weapons have been fitted. There has since been some controversy over the price for which Romania purchased the ship.[1]
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.[2]
^Leigh, David (13 June 2006). "We paid three times too much for UK frigates, Romania says". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 June 2006.
^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.
romanian, frigate, regina, maria, f222, other, ships, with, same, name, london, romanian, ship, regina, maria, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, mat. For other ships with the same name see HMS London and Romanian ship Regina Maria This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Romanian frigate Regina Maria F222 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Regina Maria underway in Constanța August 2014History United Kingdom NameHMS London NamesakeLondon BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders Laid down7 February 1983 Launched27 October 1984 Commissioned5 June 1987 Decommissioned14 January 1999 IdentificationPennant number F95 FateSold to Romania on 14 January 2003 Romania NameRegina Maria NamesakeMarie of Edinburgh Acquired14 January 2003 Commissioned21 April 2005 IdentificationPennant number F222 MMSI number 264800091 MarineTraffic ID 6269266 Callsign YQYN StatusIn active service Badge General characteristics Class and typeType 22 frigate Displacement5 300 tonnes Length148 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 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 Complement250 Armament2 6 GWS25 Sea Wolf surface to air missile launchers 4 1 MM 38 Exocet surface to surface missile launchers 2 Twin 30 mm BMARC anti aircraft guns 2 20 mm GAM BO1 guns 4 7 62 mm general purpose machine guns As Regina Maria 76 62 Oto Melara Super Rapid gun Aircraft carriedLynx Mk 8 As Regina Maria IAR 330 Puma Naval Contents 1 Service 2 Commanding officers 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 PublicationsService editHMS London was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy originally named Bloodhound but renamed London at the request of the Lord Mayor of London She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the 1991 Gulf War She was decommissioned on 14 January 1999 and sold to the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003 being commissioned as Regina Maria on 21 April 2005 Before the sale the Sea Wolf and Exocet missile systems were removed and the only armament the ship had when delivered was two 30 mm BMARC cannons and two three tube anti submarine torpedo launchers The Romanian Navy had a 76 mm OTO Melara gun system fitted forward where the Exocets had been mounted but no missile systems or additional weapons have been fitted There has since been some controversy over the price for which Romania purchased the ship 1 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 2 Commanding officers editNotable commanding officers include Iain Henderson 1990 1991 Mark Stanhope 1991 1992 and Timothy McClement 1992 1994 Gallery edit nbsp HMS London nbsp HMS London F95 docked in port during Operation Desert Shield nbsp Romanian frigate Regina Maria at the Trafalgar 200th Anniversary nbsp Regina Maria during exercise Sea Breeze 2016 See also editNMS Regina Maria Regele Ferdinand class destroyer a World War II era namesakeReferences edit Leigh David 13 June 2006 We paid three times too much for UK frigates Romania says The Guardian London Retrieved 14 June 2006 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 Publications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romanian frigate Regina Maria F222 amp oldid 1191277392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
