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{{Infobox Ship Image
{{Infobox Ship Image
|Ship image=[[File:RegeleFerdinand1935.jpg|300px]]
|Ship image=[[File:RegeleFerdinand1935.jpg|300px]]
|Ship caption=''Regele Ferdinand'' destroyer
|Ship caption=''Regele Ferdinand''
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{{Infobox Ship Class Overview
{{Infobox Ship Class Overview
|Name=''Regele Ferdinand'' class
|Name=''Regele Ferdinand'' class
|Builders=
|Builders=Pattison, Naples
|Operators={{navy|Romania}}<br />{{navy|Soviet Union}}
|Operators={{navy|Romania}}<br />{{navy|Soviet Union}}
|Class before={{sclass-|Mărăști|destroyer|4}}
|Class before={{sclass-|Mărăști|destroyer|4}}
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|In commission range=
|In commission range=
|Total ships building=
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships planned=4
|Total ships completed=2
|Total ships completed=2
|Total ships cancelled=2
|Total ships cancelled=2
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|Header caption=
|Header caption=
|Ship type=[[Destroyer]]
|Ship type=[[Destroyer]]
|Ship tonnage=
|Ship displacement={{convert|1400|LT|t|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard<br />{{convert|1850|LT|t|abbr=on}} full load
|Ship displacement={{convert|1400|LT|t|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard<br />{{convert|1850|LT|t|abbr=on}} full load
|Ship tons burthen=
|Ship tons burthen=
|Ship length={{convert|101.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship length={{convert|101.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draught={{convert|3.51|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|3.51|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, 4 Thornycroft type boilers, {{convert|48,000|hp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|Ship depth=
|Ship propulsion=2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, 4 Thornycroft type boilers, {{convert|52,000|hp|lk=in|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|35|kn|km/h mph|lk=in}}
|Ship speed={{convert|37|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|3000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn|abbr=on}}
|Ship range={{convert|3000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn|abbr=on}}
|Ship endurance=
|Ship endurance=480 t oil
|Ship boats=
|Ship capacity=
|Ship troops=
|Ship complement=212
|Ship complement=212
|Ship sensors=
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament= 5 x 1 - 120mm guns<br/>4 x 1 - 76mm AA gun <br/>2 x 40mm AA guns<br/>2 x 13mm machine guns<br/>3 x 2 - 21 in [[torpedo tube]]s
|Ship armament= 5 x 1 - {{convert|120|mm|in|abbr=on}} guns<br/>4 x 1 - {{convert|76|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} AA gun <br/>2 x {{convert|40|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} AA guns<br/>2 x {{convert|13|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} [[machine gun]]s<br/>3 x 2 - {{convert|21|in|mm|abbr=on|order=flip|0}} [[torpedo tube]]s
|Ship armour=
|Ship armour=
|Ship notes=
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The '''''Regele Ferdinand'' class''' was two [[destroyer]]s built in [[Italy]] for the [[Romanian Navy]], which fought in [[World War II]].
The '''''Regele Ferdinand'' class''' was two [[destroyer]]s built in [[Italy]] for the [[Romanian Navy]], which fought in [[World War II]]. Following the [[Soviet occupation of Romania]] in 1944, the two ships were seized and incorporated into the Soviet [[Black Fleet]]. They were returned to Romania in 1953 and served until the 1960s when they were scrapped.


==Design and construction==
==History==
Following the end of World War I and the re-purchase of two {{sclass-|Mărăști|destroyer|1}}s from Italy, the Romanian Government decided to order two more modern destroyers from the Pattison Yard in Naples. The design was based on the [[Thornycroft type leader|British ''Shakespeare''-class destroyer leaders]] . The guns were supplied by [[Bofors]] and the fire control equipment by Siemens. The Romanians wished to order two more vessels but could not afford to do so due to economic problems.
Following the end of World War I and the re-purchase of two {{sclass-|Mărăști|destroyer|2}}s from Italy, the Romanian Government decided to order two more modern destroyers from the Pattison Yard in Naples. The design was based on the [[Thornycroft type leader|British ''Shakespeare''-class destroyer leaders]]. However they differed in that the turbines were in echelon layout.<ref name=conway1>Chesneau, p.361</ref> The guns were supplied by [[Bofors]] and the fire control equipment by Siemens. The Romanians wished to order two more vessels but could not afford to do so due to economic problems.<ref name=conway1/>

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[[File:Letuchiy-ReginaMaria.jpg|thumb|150px|left|''Letuchiy'' (''Regina Maria'') destroyer while in Soviet service]]
===Specifications===
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The ships were the most powerful surface units available to the [[Axis powers]] during the [[Black Sea Campaigns (1941-44)|Naval war in the Black Sea]] but were mostly used for convoy escort and in 1944 were used in the [[Battle of the Crimea (1944)|evacuation of the Crimea by the Axis]]. On the capitulation of Romania in August 1944, the two ships were incorporated into the Soviet [[Black Sea Fleet]] as ''Likhoy'' (''Лихой'', ex-''Regele Ferdinand'') and ''Letuchiy'' (''Летучий'', ex-''Regina Maria''). They were returned in 1951 and served under the numbers ''D21'' and ''D22'' in [[Romanian Naval Forces|Naval Forces]] of [[Communist Romania|Romanian People's Republic]] until the end of 1950s.
The two ships of the ''Regele Ferdinand'' class were larger than their predecessors of the ''Mărăști'' class, being {{convert|101.90|m|ftin}} [[Length overall|long overall]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin}} and [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|3.51|m|ftin}}. The displacements for the class were {{convert|1400|LT|t|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard and {{convert|1850|LT|t|abbr=on}} at full load. They had a complement of 212.<ref name=conway1/>

The vessels were powered by 4 Thornycroft type boilers giving an output of {{convert|48,000|hp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on|order=flip}}. This powered 2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines placed in echelon layout,<ref name=conway1/> which gave the ships a maximum speed of {{convert|35|kn|km/h mph|lk=in}} and a range of {{convert|3000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn|abbr=on}}.

The ships were initially armed with five {{convert|120|mm|in|sing=on}} guns in single mounts as their main armament. One gun was later landed during a refit. For anti-aircraft defense, the two destroyers were initially given one {{convert|76|mm|in|sing=on|0}} gun and two {{convert|40|mm|in|sing=on|1}} guns in single mounts. They were also constructed with two {{convert|13|mm|in|sing=on|1}} [[machine gun]]s. For anti-ship warfare, the destroyers were armed with six {{convert|21|in|mm|sing=on|order=flip|0}} [[torpedo tube]]s mounted in two groups of three. The ''Regele Ferdinand''-class vessels also had the capability to carry 50 mines.<ref name=conway1/>


==Ships==
==Ships==
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! Fate
! Fate
|-
|-
| ''Regele Ferdinand'' (RF)
| {{ship|Romanian destroyer|Regele Ferdinand||2}} (RF)
| 1 December 1928
| 1 December 1928
| 7 September 1930
| 7 September 1930
| Decommissioned in 1960s
| Decommissioned in 1960s
|-
|-
| ''Regina Maria'' (RM)
| {{ship|Romanian destroyer|Regina Maria||2}} (RM)
| 2 March 1929
| 2 March 1929
| 7 September 1930
| 7 September 1930
| Decommissioned in 1960s
| Decommissioned in 1960s
|}
|}

==Service history==
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[[File:Letuchiy-ReginaMaria.jpg|thumb|left|''Letuchiy'' (''Regina Maria'') destroyer while in Soviet service]]
The ships were the most powerful surface units available to the [[Axis powers]] during the [[Black Sea Campaigns (1941-44)|Naval war in the Black Sea]] but were mostly used for convoy escort and in 1944 were used in the [[Battle of the Crimea (1944)|evacuation of the Crimea by the Axis]].

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On the capitulation of Romania to the [[Soviet Union]] in August 1944, the two ships were incorporated into the Soviet [[Black Sea Fleet]] as ''Likhoy'' (''Лихой'', ex-''Regele Ferdinand'') and ''Letuchiy'' (''Летучий'', ex-''Regina Maria''), formally commissioned on 20 October 1944.<ref>Monakov and Rohwer, p. 268</ref> They were returned in 1951 and served under the numbers ''D21'' and ''D22'' in [[Romanian Naval Forces|Naval Forces]] of [[Communist Romania|Romanian People's Republic]] until the end of 1950s.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
===Notes===
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{{Commons category|Regele Ferdinand class destroyer}}
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{cite book|editor-last=Chesneau |editor-first=Roger |date=1980 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |locationGreenwich, UK |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
*{{cite book|last=Monakov |first=Mikhail |last2=Rohwer |first2=Jurgen |title=Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programs 1935-53 |date=2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0714648957}}
*{{cite book|first=M.J.|last=Whitley|title=Destroyers of World War 2|year=1988|publisher=Cassell Publishing|id=ISBN 1-85409-521-8}}
*{{cite book|first=M.J.|last=Whitley|title=Destroyers of World War 2|year=1988|publisher=Cassell Publishing|id=ISBN 1-85409-521-8}}

==External links==
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{{Commons category|Regele Ferdinand class destroyer}}


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Regele Ferdinand
Class overview
NameRegele Ferdinand class
BuildersPattison, Naples
Operatorslist error: <br /> list (help)
 Romanian Naval Forces
 Soviet Navy
Preceded byTemplate:Sclass-
Planned4
Completed2
Cancelled2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
1,400 long tons (1,400 t) standard
1,850 long tons (1,880 t) full load
Length101.90 m (334 ft 4 in)
Beam9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, 4 Thornycroft type boilers, 36,000 kW (48,000 hp)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance480 t oil
Complement212
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
5 x 1 - 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
4 x 1 - 76 mm (3 in) AA gun
2 x 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
2 x 13 mm (0.5 in) machine guns
3 x 2 - 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

The Regele Ferdinand class was two destroyers built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, which fought in World War II. Following the Soviet occupation of Romania in 1944, the two ships were seized and incorporated into the Soviet Black Fleet. They were returned to Romania in 1953 and served until the 1960s when they were scrapped.

Design and construction

Following the end of World War I and the re-purchase of two Template:Sclass-s from Italy, the Romanian Government decided to order two more modern destroyers from the Pattison Yard in Naples. The design was based on the British Shakespeare-class destroyer leaders. However they differed in that the turbines were in echelon layout.[1] The guns were supplied by Bofors and the fire control equipment by Siemens. The Romanians wished to order two more vessels but could not afford to do so due to economic problems.[1]

Specifications

The two ships of the Regele Ferdinand class were larger than their predecessors of the Mărăști class, being 101.90 metres (334 ft 4 in) long overall, with a beam of 9.60 metres (31 ft 6 in) and draught of 3.51 metres (11 ft 6 in). The displacements for the class were 1,400 long tons (1,400 t) standard and 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) at full load. They had a complement of 212.[1]

The vessels were powered by 4 Thornycroft type boilers giving an output of 36,000 kW (48,000 hp). This powered 2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines placed in echelon layout,[1] which gave the ships a maximum speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) and a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph).

The ships were initially armed with five 120-millimetre (4.7 in) guns in single mounts as their main armament. One gun was later landed during a refit. For anti-aircraft defense, the two destroyers were initially given one 76-millimetre (3 in) gun and two 40-millimetre (1.6 in) guns in single mounts. They were also constructed with two 13-millimetre (0.5 in) machine guns. For anti-ship warfare, the destroyers were armed with six 533-millimetre (21 in) torpedo tubes mounted in two groups of three. The Regele Ferdinand-class vessels also had the capability to carry 50 mines.[1]

Ships

Ship Launched Commissioned Fate
Regele Ferdinand (RF) 1 December 1928 7 September 1930 Decommissioned in 1960s
Regina Maria (RM) 2 March 1929 7 September 1930 Decommissioned in 1960s

Service history

File:Letuchiy-ReginaMaria.jpg
Letuchiy (Regina Maria) destroyer while in Soviet service

The ships were the most powerful surface units available to the Axis powers during the Naval war in the Black Sea but were mostly used for convoy escort and in 1944 were used in the evacuation of the Crimea by the Axis.

On the capitulation of Romania to the Soviet Union in August 1944, the two ships were incorporated into the Soviet Black Sea Fleet as Likhoy (Лихой, ex-Regele Ferdinand) and Letuchiy (Летучий, ex-Regina Maria), formally commissioned on 20 October 1944.[2] They were returned in 1951 and served under the numbers D21 and D22 in Naval Forces of Romanian People's Republic until the end of 1950s.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Chesneau, p.361
  2. ^ Monakov and Rohwer, p. 268

Sources

  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7. {{cite book}}: Text "locationGreenwich, UK" ignored (help)
  • Monakov, Mikhail; Rohwer, Jurgen (2012). Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programs 1935-53. Routledge. ISBN 0714648957.
  • Whitley, M.J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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