THE RUMANIAN NAVY

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• Publication Date: July 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
PLACE ACQUIRED
9 July 1953
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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The home port of the Rumanian Navy is Constanta.? Tactically, it is dependent on
the Soviet Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Mangalia. The Rumanian ships seized
under the capitulation of 1944 were returned to Rumania in the course of the re-
organization of the Rumanian Army during May-July 1952.
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2. The commander in'.f of the Rumanian Navy is Admiral Dionisie Neacu. His Soviet
adviser is Admiral, nov.
3. The total strength of the Rumanian Navy is 538 officers, 1,940 noncommissioned
officers and 7,026 enlisted men. The navy consists of one heavy cruiser, one
light cruiser, four destroyers, eight submarines, four torpedo boats, three mine-
layers, three coast guard boats, 22 vedettes, two repair ships, two supply ships,
one training ship, one hospital ship and eight tankers?
D-2, sistership of the above. Formerly MARASTI,
D3, of--Italian type, built 1930, 1,850 tons, 3.5 m draft. Crew 220 men, Five
120 mm ,guns, two 76 mm antiaircraft, two 40 mm antiaircraft, six torpedo tubes,
four depth charge throwers. Formerly REGELE FERDINAND, renamed LETUTSHI in
STATE Z( ARMY X
Ships of the Rumanian Nav'ys
ae ANTRAL ISAKOV (CC-9), heavy cruiser. Built at Nicolaiev, 1949, 9,000 tons.
Draft 6 me Crew 700 men, Armed with nine 180 mm guns in triple turrets, 102 mm
antiaircraft guns in double turrets, 6 torpedo tubes, 533 mm, tripled.
b. ROMANIA LIBERA (C-.4), light cruiser. Completed 1935, Italian type, 8,000 tons.
Draft 4.5 m. Crew 600 men. Armed with eight 152 mm guns in double turrets, eight
100 mm antiaircraft guns in double turrets, eight 37 mm, twelve 20 mme This ship
was sold to Rumania by the Russians,
Rumania
'The Rfhianian Navy
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Destroyers: D-1, of Italian type. Completed 1914. 1,750 tons. Crew 150 men.
Five 120 mm guns, two 37 mm, four 20 mm, four torpedo tubes. Draft 3.5 me
Formerly MARASESTI,
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D-49 sister, of the pr^e .ous, formerly REGINA MARIA, renamed LIKHOI in Russian
possession.
d? Submarines; Si, -Italian type, built 1930, 600 tons on surface., 900 tons sub-
merged,,, 50 men. One 102 mm gun, eight torpedo tubes. Formerly DELFINUL,
Rumanian-built, 1941., 650 tons surface, 900 tons submerged, 60 men, Two
20 mm antiaircraft guns, four torpedo tubes, forty mines, length about 70 m,
beam. 6 am? Formerly RECHINUL,0
Sv3, Rumanian-built, 19d 1., 620 tons surface, 870 tons submerged, 50 men, One
1.05 mm gun, two 37 mm antiaircraft, six torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern), length
about 60 m, beam 6 in, Formerly MARSUINULQ
S-10, Italian type, built 1942, 25 tons surface, 45 tons submerged, 4 men, two
45 cm torpedo tubes, Formerly CB-1,,
S-11, sistership of the above.
S_13, sistership of the above.
S-15, si stership of the above,,
S-2I Soviet M-I:1 type. Ceded to Rumania by the USSR in March 19530
.e0 Torpedo-oats: Tom., Austrian type,, built 1914. 250 tons, 30 men. Two 66 mm guns,
one 20 ,, two torpedo tubes 45 cm. Formerly SBORUL,
T- l,, sistership of the above. Formerly SMWL.
f, Minelayers: M-17, Rumanian built, 1938-11939, 800 tons, 80 men. Two 105 mm
guns, two 37 mm, four 20 m, two depth charge throwers. Formerly AMIRAL MURGESCU.
M-18, a1.ster{hip of the above. Formerly REGELE MIHAI,
M-21, s. stership of the above. Formerly PRINCIPELE MIRCEA,,
M-2-5, sistership of the above, formerly PRINCEPESA ILEANA.
g, Coast guard boats: GHEORGHIU-DEJ, French-built, 1912, 350 tons, 50 men. Two
105 mm guns, four 20 mm. Equipped for minelayer,, Formerly STIHI EUGEN,
MATYAS RAKOSI, French built, 1916, .Details as above. Formerly SUBLOCOTENkgT
CHICULESCU,
CLEMENT GOTWALD, Russian built 1948, 1,100 tons, 140 men. Four 122 mm guns,
four 76?2 mm ,antiaircraft, equipped for minelaying,
h, Vedettes: The vedettes of the Rumanian Navy are named after rivers and consist
of three types,
Type I, built in Rumania of British design, 1939-1944, 35 tons, draft 1 in, 18
men. Two 20 mm, two torpedo tubes, three screws, three light oil engines of
1,200 hp. Ships of this design are: JIUL, TELBAJ.FI, ARGES, IALOMITA, DAMBOVITA,
NEMLOV,,
Type II, German type, sold to Soviet Union at the beginning of the Second World
Wars 60 tone., 1.5 in draft, 18 men. Two 20 mm, two torpedo tubes, three screws,
three Diesel engines of 950 hp. each. Ships of this design are: TISA, SIRET, OLT,
MURES,
Type III,, Italian type, built 1941, 30 tons, 12 men. Two 20 mm, two torpedo tubes,
two screws, two light oil engines-of 1,000 hp. each. Ships of this design are:
TIMIS, BEGA, BARZAVA, CARAS, NERA, CERNA, BISTRITA, and the following launched
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1950 and 1951: CRISUL ALB, TARNAVA MARE, MOLDOVA, SUCEAVA, SOMES.
i, Repair ships: CONSTANTA, Italian built, 1928; 1,350 tons, 200 men. Two
102 mm guns, two 40 mm antiaircraft, two screws, two Diesel engines of 500 hp,
each,
MANGALIA, built 1919,, 450 tons, 50 men., One 105 mm gun, five 20 mm guns, two
screws, three reciprocating engines. This ship was ceded to Rumania by the
Soviets in May 1952?
Supply ships: MAREA NEAGRA, Rumanian built 1949, 700 tons, 80 men, Six 45 mm
antiaircraft, two reciprocating engines.
MAREA AZOV, a stership of the above,, built 1951.
k,.. Training ship.- I.V. STALIN, German built 1938. 1,600 tons, 230 men, two 20 Uffil
guns, single screw, Diesel-engined, 520 hp.
1? The hospital ship is still in Constanta Yard, and it has not yet been decided
whether to complete her.
m, The Rumanian Navy tankers are of a standard type, built 1949 to 1952, at Braila.
They are of 600 tons and are named: B:UCEGI, NEGOIUL, RETEZAT, VLADEASA, MANDRA,
SURD, TORIAGA (Sic), PETROSUL.
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