ML “Vice admiral CONSTANTIN BALESCU” (274)

Hull no. 274
Year of construction: 30.09.1981
Commissioned 16.11.1981

Ship characteristics
- Full load displacement (t) 1451;
- Dimensions (length x beam x draught): (m) 78. 42 x 10. 4 x 3. 4;
- Propulsion 2 engines ALCO V12 Diesel
- Max. speed 20 Knots;
- Complement (officers) 76 (9 officers).

Onboard armament and equipment:
• Navigation equipment:
- Gyrocompass SIMRAD GC 80;
- Magnetic compass LILLEY & GILLEY;
- NAVITRON NR 850 autopilot;
- Echo sounder SKIPPER;
- GPS JRC;
- ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCH SKIPPER;
- ECDIS NAVMASTER;
- ECDIS ORCA;
- AIS;
- W-AIS;
- IFF;
• Armament and missiles:
- 2 x 230 AK 30mm guns;
- 2 x 14.5 mm MR-4N guns;
- 2 x FASTA 4 type AA STRELLA 2M missile launcher;
- 2 x ANUBIS 12,7 mm guns;
• ASW armament:
- 3 types of mines;
- two-ramp anti-submarine bomb launcher RL 1000;
• Communications and radiolocation systems:
- HF equipments;
- VHF equipments;
- UHF equipments;
- JRC radar;
- KODEN radar;
- 1 MR artillery radar system;
- SATCOM;
- GMDSS;
- NAVTEX;
- JOTRON public adress;
- JOTRON maneuvering communications;
• Onboard electromechanical equipment:
- 2 main engines ALCO V12 Diesel;
- 3 x AC Diesel generators Baudouin 6W126S;
- 1 reserve diesel gen VOLVO PENTA;

For diving support:
- 1 hyperbaric chamber.