The Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor is a class of river monitors in service with the Romanian Naval Forces. Three ships of this class are currently in service with the Romanian Navy. They are assigned to Section I, 67th Artillery Carrying Ships Division "Commander Virgil Alexandru Dragalina" of the Romanian Danube Flotilla based in Brăila.[1]
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 Ion C. Brătianu (M46) firing during Navy's Day demonstration. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Romanian Naval Forces |
| Preceded by | Smârdan-class river monitor |
| In commission | 1993–present |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 522 tonnes standard, 550 tons full load |
| Length | 52.1 m (170 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft, 2 × diesel engines, 4,400 hp |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 51-58 |
| Armament | |
Ships
- Mihail Kogălniceanu (M45). Launched 1993 – in service.
- Ion C. Brătianu (M46). Launched 1995 – in service.
- Lascăr Catargiu (M47). Launched 1998 – in service
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