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This is a list of main warships operated by the Romanian Navy during the Second World War.It includes major surface warships and submarines. Each surface warship in this list is armed with at least two main guns of a caliber greater than 4 inches (102 mm) or with torpedo tubes, and has a range of over 1,200 km (650 nautical miles).
The Romanian Naval Forces were reorganized during the Soviet occupation of Romania as the Romanian People's Navy. [38] [39] Under the Romanian People's Navy, the "Nava Majestăţii Sale" (NMS) designation (or “His/Her Majesty's Ship”) that is given to each ship under Romanian Royal Navy was abolished.
Amiral Murgescu was a multi-purpose warships, serving as both minelayer and escort ship. With a standard displacement of 812 tons and a full load displacement exceeding 1,000 tons, she was the largest Romanian-built warship of World War II and also the first sea-going warship built in Romania. [7]
Cruiser-sized submarine tender, largest purpose-built Romanian warship of World War II, built in Italy and entered service in 1931 Submarines Delfinul Italy: Submarine Built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, entered service in 1930 Rechinul Romania: Submarine Built at the Galați shipyard in Romania between 1938 and 1941 Marsuinul Romania: Submarine
The naval war in the Black Sea commenced with the Raid on Constanța on 26 June 1941, the only encounter between major warships during the entire campaign. [1] The Romanian flotilla leader Mărăști and the destroyer Regina Maria together with the minelayer Amiral Murgescu defended the port against the Soviet cruiser Voroshilov and the Leningrad-class destroyer leaders Kharkov and Moskva.
Despite retaining their cruiser-typical firepower, the two ships were officially rated as destroyers by the Romanian Navy. [3] Mărăști and Mărășești were refitted at the Galați shipyard in Romania in 1925, and sent back to Naples for rearming in 1926. [4] The two rearmed warships are also known as the Mărăști-class. As of 1939, when ...
[252] [253] In October 2022 it was reported that both ships would be transferred to the Romanian Navy instead. [254] [255] However, in September 2023 it was announced that Pembroke was sold to the Romanian Navy instead and will be transferred during spring 2024. [256] [257] Submarine for countering surface and underwater threats Scorpène-class ...
Pages in category "Ships of the Romanian Naval Forces" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.