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Romanian frigate Regina Maria (F222)

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HMS London
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS London
NamesakeLondon
OperatorRoyal Navy
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
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)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruise)
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)
Complement250
Armament
Aircraft carried

HMS 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 First Gulf War in 1991.

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 after Queen Marie of Romania, wife of King Ferdinand I of Romania. Before the sale the Sea Wolf and Exocet missile systems were removed, and the only armament the ship had when delivered was two 30mm BMARC cannons and two three-tube ASW torpedo launchers. The Romanian Navy had a 76mm Oto-Melera 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 at which Romania purchased the ship.[1]

Commanding Officers

  • 1986-1987: Captain Robert Fisher RN
  • 1987-1989: Captain Douglas Littlejohns RN
  • 1989-1990: Captain James Taylor RN
  • 1990-1991: Captain Iain Henderson RN
  • 1991-1992: Captain Mark Stanhope RN
  • 1992-1994: Captain Timothy McClement RN
  • 1994-1996: Commander Alan Brooks RN
  • 1996-1998: Commander Iain Greenlees RN
  • 1998-1999: Commander Thomas McBarnet RN

See also

References

  1. ^ Leigh, David (13 June 2006). "We paid three times too much for UK frigates, Romania says". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 June 2006.

Publications