. ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ship , ▁being ▁renamed ▁IN S ▁Kr ish na . ▁She ▁was ▁finally ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁And rom eda ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁Le ander - class ▁fr ig ates ▁ordered ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁being ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁at ▁H M NB ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁with ▁the ▁P enn ant ▁number ▁F 5 7 . ▁ ▁And rom eda ▁was ▁a ▁B atch ▁ 3 , ▁" B road - Be amed " ▁Le ander , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁overall ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁water line , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁dra ug ht ▁of ▁. ▁Dis p lacement ▁was ▁ ▁standard ▁and ▁ ▁full ▁load . ▁Two ▁oil - f ired ▁bo ilers ▁fed ▁steam ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁double ▁reduction ▁ge ared ▁steam ▁tur b ines ▁that ▁in ▁turn ▁drove ▁two ▁prop eller ▁sh aft s , ▁with ▁the ▁mach in ery ▁r ated ▁at ▁, ▁giving ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁