Romanian ship Regina Maria

Last updated September 18, 2021

Regina Maria was the name of at least two ships of the Romanian Navy and may refer to:

NMS Regina Maria, a Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer launched in 1929. She was seized in 1944 by the Soviet Union and renamed Letuchiy before being returned to Romania in 1951 when she was renamed D22 before being stricken in 1961
Romanian frigate Regina Maria (F222), formerly the Type 22 frigate HMS London, acquired in 2003 and renamed

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NMS <i>Regina Maria</i> Romanian Navys Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer

NMS Regina Maria was the second and last of the two Regele Ferdinand-class destroyers built in Italy for the Romanian Navy in the late 1920s. After the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, she took part in the Raid on Constanța a few days later and may have damaged a Soviet destroyer leader during the battle. The powerful Soviet Black Sea Fleet heavily outnumbered Axis naval forces in the Black Sea and the Romanian destroyers were limited to escort duties in the western half of the Black Sea during the war. In early 1944 the Soviets were able to cut off and surround the port of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula. Regina Maria covered convoys evacuating Axis troops from Sevastopol in May and rescued several hundred herself.

Regele Ferdinand was the name of at least two ships of the Romanian Navy and may refer to:

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