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The Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor is a three-ship class of river monitors in service with the Romanian Naval Forces. They are assigned to Section I, 67th Artillery, Carrying Ships Division of the Romanian Danube Flotilla based in Brăila. [1] [2]
The monitor Brătianu in 1913. The class was based on similar Austro-Hungarian river monitors, such as the Körös and Temes classes. The Romanian warships were larger and had a main armament of three 120 mm naval guns in individual turrets, two 120 mm howitzers, four QF guns of 47 mm and two 6.5 mm machine guns.
In 1924, the Romanian river monitors helped suppress the Tatarbunary Uprising, along with the entire Romanian Danube Flotilla. In late 1980s and 1990s Romania commissioned newly built Smârdan-class river monitors (classified as large armoured boats), and three big Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitors , used still in the 21st century.
In the spring of 1941, the monitor was moved to Orșova to ensure the protection of the river traffic from any Yugoslav attempt to block the river during the German invasion of Yugoslavia. [2] On 22 June 1941, NMS Ardeal along with three other monitors and two gunboats became part of the Galați River Naval Force within the Romanian Danube ...
The Smârdan-class river monitor (NATO codification: Brutar II-class) is a class of riverine armored patrol boats (Vedete Blindate Fluviale) in service with the Romanian Naval Forces. Five ships of this class are currently in service with the Romanian Navy. [ 1 ]
NMS Mihail Kogălniceanu was a Brătianu-class river monitor of the Romanian Navy. She saw service in both world wars, being the most successful vessel in her class of four ships. Like her three sisters, she was initially built as a river monitor, but in early 1918, she was converted to a sea
Forming the 2nd Monitor Group with Inn and patrol boat Csucka, [5] Sava fought in the Battle of Cinghinarele Island and landed troops that captured the island. In October, Sava continued raiding other Romanian positions on the river, and helped clear out the Dinu Island in November. [3] Further raids continued in November targeting Giurgiu.
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