Romanian frigate Regele Ferdinand (F221)

Regele Ferdinand, the flagship of the Romanian Navy
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Coventry
Namesake	HMS Coventry (D118)
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	29 March 1984
Launched	8 April 1986
Commissioned	14 October 1988
Decommissioned	17 January 2002
Identification	Pennant number: F98
Fate	Sold to Romania on 14 January 2003
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Romania
Name	Regele Ferdinand
Namesake	King Ferdinand of Romania
Acquired	14 January 2003
Commissioned	9 September 2004
Identification	Pennant number: F221 MMSI number: 264800090 MarineTraffic ID: 5799671 Callsign:YQYM
Status	In active service
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General characteristics (as HMS Coventry)
Class and type	Type 22 frigate
Displacement	4,800 tons
Length	146.5 m (481 ft)
Beam	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught	6.4 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft COGOG 2 × 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)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruise) 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Complement	273
Armament	2 × 6 GWS25 Sea Wolf SAM launchers 4 × 1 Exocet SSM launchers 2 × Twin 30 mm AA guns 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns 4 × 7.62 mm GPMGs
Aircraft carried	2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters
General characteristics (as Regele Ferdinand)
Class and type	Type 22 frigate
Displacement	5,300 tons
Length	148.1 m (486 ft)
Beam	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught	6.4 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines (54,000 shp / 40 MW) 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST40M turbine engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruise) 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement	250
Armament	76/62 Oto Melara Super-Rapid gun
Aircraft carried	IAR-330 Puma Naval

Regele Ferdinand (F221) is a Type 22 frigate of the Romanian Naval Forces, formerly a Royal Navy ship named HMS Coventry (F98). She was originally intended to be named Boadicea but was named Coventry in honour of the previous Coventry, a Type 42 destroyer sunk in the Falklands War. Following service in the Royal Navy she was sold to the Romanian Navy in 2003.