Romanian Navy Corvettes and Patrol Vessels
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Corvettes
Tetal I and Tetal II classes LOA 305′ / 93 m TDISP 1,600 tons (Tetal I – 2 in service, 2 retired; Tetal II – 2 in service, 2 unfinished, to be dismantled). Tetal II class can be distinguished by large helicopter facilities at stern.
Missile Boats
Zborul class (Soviet Tarantul class) LOA 184′ / 56 m TDISP 450 tons (3 active, service starting in 1989)
Torpedo Boats
Epitrop Class LOA 121′ / 36.9 m TDISP 215 tons (3 possibly still active, 11 built, service starting 1979) Romanian-built torpedo boat based on a Soviet Osa class missile boat.
P-4 / Project 123 “Komsomolets” class LOA 63′ / 19.2 m TDISP 80 tons. Soviet design. (6 retired, service ca. mid1950s-1980s, 1 preserved at Romanian Naval Museum, Constanta) see Russian listing for other preserved examples.
Fast Attack Craft
Shanghai Class LOA 127′ / 38.7 m TDISP 130 tons (24 built, some in China and some locally, all now retired)
The Searchers 