4 Destroyers: Mărăști, Mărășești, Vifor, Viscol. The Vifor class were four destroyers ordered by Romania in 1913 from Italy. The latter requisitioned all four in 1915. They were rearmed as scout cruisers (esploratori) and saw service in World War I. Two were re-purchased by Romania in 1920, still active in World War II but the … Read more
Missile Frigate built 1979-85, pending decommission Other names: Muntenia as built, Timișoara 1990, Mărășești (F111) 1986, active. Currently no longer the Romanian flagship from 2004, a role taken by Regele Ferdinand (formerly HMS Coventry), the Romanian frigate Mărășești was quite an achievement for the Romanian shipbuilding industry and techno-military complex in the cold war. In … Read more
Romania (1899) Romania’s only cruiser The flagship of the Romanian navy, the protected cruiser Elisabeta was built in Armstrong, Elswick with a typical design for an export cruiser of the time. The term of “cruiser” seems derogatory compared to those of the 1930 generation, at 1300 tons and 73m long. But has quite a punch … Read more
