The '''Amiral Petre Barbuneanu class frigate''' is a patrol frigate (corvette by NATO standards), and they are quite old and obsolete, to be replaced by Contre-Amiral Eustatiu Sebastian class frigateEustatiu Sebastian class.
Tonnage#Weight-based systemsDisplacement: 1,600 tons full load
Dimensions: 93 x 11.5 x 3 meters/305.1 x 37.7 x 9.8 feet
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 16,000 bhp, 24 knots
Available information indicates that only 2 of all frigates in this class, have remained in service out of a total of 4 in the Romanian Navy.