HMS London (F95)

HMS London was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy, originally named Bloodhound but renamed London at the request of the Lord Mayor of London.

She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the First Gulf War in 1991.

She was decommissioned on 14 January 1999 and sold to the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003, being commissioned as Regina Maria on 21 April 2005 after Queen Marie of Romania, wife of King Ferdinand I of Romania. There has since been some controversy over the price at which Romania purchased the ship.

Commanding Officers

 * 1986-1987: Captain Robert Fisher RN
 * 1987-1989: Captain Douglas Littlejohns RN
 * 1989-1990: Captain James Taylor RN
 * 1990-1991: Captain Iain Henderson RN
 * 1991-1992: Captain Mark Stanhope RN
 * 1992-1994: Captain Timothy McClement RN