Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor
{{Short description|1993 class of Romanian Navy river monitors}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.ro/despre/organizare/sectia1_div67.php|title=Secția I a Divizionului 67 N.P.A. - Monitoare|language=ro|website=navy.ro|access-date=4 September 2024}}{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2017 |title=Mihail Kogalniceanu (class) River Monitor Vessel |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.php?ship_id=mihail-kogalniceanu-class-rover-monitor-romania |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.militaryfactory.com}}
Specifications
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The ships were built at the Drobeta-Turnu Severin shipyard. They have a displacement of 550 tons. The length of the hull is 52m, beam 9m, draught 1.72m. Each ship is equipped with two Cummins diesel engines, which drive one shaft and the propeller mounted on it. The ships' main armament consists of two 100mm A430 guns in armored turrets, based on the M1977 anti-tank gun. The ship is also equipped with two 30mm guns, two quad 14.5mm machine guns, and two 40-barreled 122mm rocket launchers. Their anti-aircraft armament consists of CA–94M anti-aircraft missiles, a Romanian licensed version of the Strela–2M.Romania Army, National Security and Defense Policy Handbook, Volume 1. – Strategic Information and Developments, Lulu.com, 2009 ISBN 1438739923, 9781438739922, pp. 74–75.
Ships
- Mihail Kogălniceanu (M45). Launched 1993 – in service.{{Cite web |title=MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU (45) class |url=https://www.militaryperiscope.com/weapons/ships/small-combatants/mihail-kogalniceanu-45-class/overview/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.militaryperiscope.com}}
- Ion C. Brătianu (M46). Launched 1995 – in service.
- Lascăr Catargiu (M47). Launched 1998 – in service.
Service
In 2018, one ship of the class, Lascăr Catargiu (M47), took part in the first joint Ukrainian-Romanian exercises on the Danube, called Riverine-2018, which practiced joint actions of multinational boat tactical groups to increase their interoperability and capabilities for conducting security operations on the Danube River.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190702133515/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2018/09/05/rozpochalosya-ukrainsko-rumunske-navchannya-riverine-2018/ Розпочалося українсько-румунське навчання "Riverine — 2018"]. Міністерство оборони України. Офіційний вебсайт (українська) . Прес-центр Командування ВМС ЗС України. 05.09.2018. Архів оригіналу за 2 липня 2019. Процитовано 02.07.2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.ro/eveniment.php?id=318|title=Riverine 2018, exercițiu româno-ucrainean pe Dunăre|language=ro|website=navy.ro|date=6 September 2018}}
See also
Citations
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External links
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- [http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/europe/romania.htm World Navies Today]
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