NAVYPEDIA

Photo

Muntenia 1986

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Muntenia, 5.1990- Timişoara, 8.1990- Mărăşeşti	111, 3.2004- F111		Santierul Naval 2 Mai, Mangalia	2.5.1979	4.6.1981	5.8.1985	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	4754
Displacement full, t	5795
Length, m	136.0 pp 144.6 oa
Breadth, m	14.8
Draught, m	5.00 hull 7.00 sonar
No of shafts	2
Machinery	4 61D diesels
Power, h. p.	32000
Max speed, kts	27
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	2800(14)
Armament	4 x 2 P-15U SSM (8 P-15U), 2 x 2 - 76/59 AK-726, 4 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230, 2 x 3 - 533 TT (6 53-65), 2 x 5 RBU-1200 ASWRL, 1 - 2 helicopters (2 IAR-316 Alouette III or 1 IAR-330 Puma)
Electronic equipment	Don-2, MR-302 Rubka, 3Ts-25E Garpun-E, Nayada, Fut-B, 2x MR-104 Rys' radars, Argun' sonar, 2x Bizan'-4, MRP-11-14, MRP-15-16 ECM suites, 4x PK-16 decoy RL
Complement	223

Standard scale images

Graphics

Project history

Designed in Romania and based on available Soviet machinery, weapons and sensors; the latter, however, are inadequate for a vessel of this size, which carries armament and radar fits equivalent to those of two missile corvettes. At first ship was classified as 'battle cruiser', in 1992 reclassified as destroyer, and in 2001 as frigate. Ship has two ASW helicopters and ASW rocket launchers (torpedoes are anti-ship only) but no adequate sonar. After commission so insufficient stability was appeared, that ship was recognized as unable to operate. During the reconstruction lasted in 1988-1992, SSM launchers were repositioned one deck lower, tower masts were replaced by lighter and lower lattice masts.

Modernizations 8.

1992: - 2 x 5 RBU-1200 ASWRL; + 2 x 4 Strela-2M SAM (8 9K32M), 2 x 12 RBU-6000 ASWRL

2008: - Don-2 radar, + Decca nav. radar, C-Flex CCS

Naval service

In 1993 Mărăşeşti was offered for sale but remained in commission.