May 2006. The Bosphorus. Photo by E. Pavlov.

Country: Bulgaria.
Class, [Type]: Wielingen, [FF].
Homeport: Atia.

Builder: Boelwerft, Ternse, Belgium.
Laid down date: 28 March 1975. 
Launch date: 21 June 1977.
Commission date: 27 October 1978.
Recommission date: October 2005.

Displacement ( tons ): 2000 standard, 2450 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 106,5 x 12,5 x 5,5.
Main machinery: CODOG: 1 x RR Olympus TM3B gas turbine ( 25440 hp ), 2 x Cockerill 240 CO V 12 diesels ( 6000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 26.
Range ( miles ): 4500 at 18 knots.
Complement: 159 ( 13 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 100mm Creusot-Loire.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 2 MM38 Exocet; SAM: 1 x 8 Mk29 Sea Sparrow ( RIM-7P missiles ).
A/S weapons: 1 x 6 375mm Mortars Creusot-Loire.
Torpedoes: 2 x 1 533mm tubes for ECAN L5.

Radars: Air/surface search: DA-05; Navigation: Scout; Surface/Fire Control: WM-25.
Sonars: SQS-510.
Contermeasures: Decoys: 2 x 6 Mk36 SRBOC, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie.
Comment: Ех- Belgian Navy ship Vandelaar ( F-912 ).