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  Ion C. Brătianu 1907

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Ion C. Brătianu	7/1951- M202		STT, San Marco, Austria-Hungary // Santieri Galati, Galatz	12.1906	7.1907	9.1907	captured by USSR 5.9.1944 (Азов [Azov]), returned 7.1951, stricken 1960
Lascar Catargiu			STT, San Marco, Austria-Hungary // Santieri Galati, Galatz	4.1907	10.1907	12.1907	sunk 24.8.1944
Alexandru Lachovari	7/1951- M201		STT, San Marco, Austria-Hungary // Santieri Galati, Galatz	2.1907	10.1907	1.1908	captured by USSR 5.9.1944 (Мариуполь [Mariupol']), returned 7.1951, stricken 1960
Mihail Kogălniceanu			STT, San Marco, Austria-Hungary // Santieri Galati, Galatz	2.1907	9.1907	12.1907	sunk 24.8.1944

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	680
Displacement full, t	750
Length, m	62.0 - 63.5
Breadth, m	10.5
Draught, m	1.80
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	1800
Max speed, kts	13
Fuel, t	coal 60
Endurance, nm(kts)	1500(9.7)
Armour, mm	belt: 70, bulkheads: 60, turrets: 75, deck: 70 - 20, CT: 75 - 70
Armament	3 x 1 - 120/33 G. L/35 K.04, 2 x 1 - 120/8 Haub. L/10, 4 x 1 - 47/40 L/44 (Skoda), 2 x 1 - 6.5/115
Complement	110

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Project history

Built under Romanian order in Austria-Hungary, assembled from ready sections and launched at Galatz. On construction they were typical Danube monitors of "Austrian" type. They had enough strong protection and artillery arrangement in single turrets under triangular scheme: in any direction 2 guns could fire. In 1918 all were under control of Austria-Hungarian occupation troops, from late 1918 till 1920 under the control of British troops.

Ship protection

citadel consisted of 70mm belt closed by 60mm bulkheads and 45-20mm deck (70mm over boiler room)

Modernizations

1937-1938, all: superstructure was partly cut; - 3 x 1 - 120/33, 2 x 1 - 120/8, 2 x 1 - 47/40, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115; + 3 x 1 - 120/50 Škoda-Bofors Mk4, 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 2 - 13.2/76

7/1951, M202: - 2 x 1 - 47/44, 1 x 1 - 37/83, 1 x 2 - 13.2/76; + 5 x 1 - 37/73 70K, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 4 x 1 - 12.7/79

7/1951, M201: - 2 x 1 - 47/44, 1 x 1 - 37/83, 1 x 2 - 13.2/76; + 5 x 1 - 37/73 70K, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4

Naval service

Mihail Kogălinceanu and Lascar Catargiu 24.8.1944 were sunk by Soviet aircraft on Danube (former at Kiliya, latter at Vilkovo). Both were salvaged, repaired in 1953 and used as TSs till 1957; then they were laid up into reserve and BU in 1959-1962. Alexandru Lachovari and Ion C. Brătianu 5.9.1944 weare captured by Soviet troops on Danube (former at Izmail, latter and Kislitsy). 30.10.1944 they were commissioned by Soviet Navy as Mariupol and Azov. 3.7.1951 they were returned to Romania, BU in 1959-1960.