Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian-class corvette

The Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian-class corvette (also known as the Tetal-II or Modified Tetal class by NATO) is a series of two corvettes used by the Romanian Naval Forces for Black Sea duty. They have a displacement of 1,385 tonnes, a helicopter aft, and as main armament a 76 mm gun, torpedo tubes and anti-submarine warfare rocket launchers.

The corvette Contraamiral Eustațiu Sebastian (Cvt 264) at sea.
Class overview
Name	Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian class
Operators	Romanian Naval Forces
Preceded by	Tetal-I class
Built	1983–
In commission	1989–present
Planned	4
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics [1]
Type	Corvette
Displacement	1,480 long tons (1,504 t) standard 1,600 long tons (1,626 t) full load
Length	93.00 m (305 ft 1 in) oa 89.40 m (293 ft 4 in) pp
Beam	11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	4 shafts, 4 × diesel engines
Speed	24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Complement	77
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Strut Curve surface/air search, Bass Tilt fire control Sonar: Hull mounted search and fire control
Armament	1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 4 × AK-630 30 mm CIWS 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck aft

These ships are updated versions of the Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu (Tetal-I)-class corvette.

Ships

• Contraamiral Eustațiu Sebastian (Cvt 264) Launched 1988 – In service
• Contraamiral Horia Macellariu (Cvt 265) – Launched 1991 – In service

Two other ships were laid down, but never finished.^[2] They are now awaiting disposal in Mangalia military harbor.

See also

• Romanian Naval Forces

References

1. Baker 1998, p. 628.
2. Martinescu, Darius (25 September 2006). "Lacul Mangalia, locul unde a murit marina militară (Mangalia Lake, the place where the military navy died)" (in Romanian). România Liberă. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

• Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.

External links

• Romanian Navy
• World Navies Today