[1][2] Viceamiral Constantin Bălescu was designed by ICEPRONAV Galați under Project 882/3, and was launched on 30 September 1981 in Mangalia.

[1] Between January and June 2020, Viceamiral Constantin Bălescu was the flagship commanding the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2.

[4] In October 2020, the ship participated in the Nusret 20 exercise organized by the Turkish Naval Forces in the Aegean Sea.

[5] As part of Operation Irini between October 2021 and January 2022, Viceamiral Constantin Bălescu checked over 230 suspicious commercial ships and executed 25 IMINT missions, also carrying out visits to promote the values of the European Union and raise awareness of maritime security importance.

[8] Both ships were based on the shape plan of the survey vessel Grigore Antipa [ro].