Romanian frigate Regina Maria

Romanian frigate Regina Maria

Regina Maria (formerly HMS "London" (F95)) is a Type 22 frigate of the Romanian Navy. She was purchased by the Romanian Navy on January 14 2003, named "Regina Maria" (Queen Mary) after Marie of Edinburgh.

"Regina Maria" was commissioned into the Romanian Navy on April 21 2005. There has since been some controversy over the price at which she was bought. [The Guardian, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/armstrade/story/0,,1796377,00.html "We paid three times too much for UK frigates", Romania says] June 13, 2006]

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