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Romanian Frigate Mărășești
''Mărășești'' (F111) is a frigate currently serving with the Romanian Navy. ''Mărășești'' served as the flagship of the navy between 1985–2004, when (formerly HMS ''Coventry'') became the new flagship. She is the largest warship of the Romanian Navy ever built in Romania. Background Nicolae Ceaușescu, the leader of Socialist Republic of Romania, had ambitions to make the country as independent as possible and to develop its industry, one of them being the shipbuilding industry. In the 1970s, the state launched a program of building large warships of domestic designs instead of buying them from the Soviet Union, which supplied ships to the Eastern Bloc countries. These ships were built at the Mangalia shipyard, 2 May Naval Shipyard () in Mangalia on the Black Sea coast. Romania at this time only has the experience of building and designing light frigate design, such as the Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu-class corvette, ''Amiral Petre Bărbuneanu'' class, the ambitious task ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
