The following list includes the most important warships (ironclad warships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines) of the Royal Romanian Navy used during World War II.
VesselOriginTypeNotes Ironclad warships Potemkin Pre-dreadnought battleship The only battleship in the history of the Romanian Navy, possessed briefly after the 1905 uprising, 8–9 July 1905 Mihail Kogălniceanu / Monitor Built in sections in the Austro-Hungarian port of Triest, transported to Romania by rail and assembled at the Galați shipyard in Romania between 1907 and 1908; converted to sea-going monitor in 1918 CruisersElisabeta Protected cruiser Served as the flagship from the time she was built in Britain in 1888 until 1920, undergoing a major refit at the Galați shipyard in Romania between 1904 and 1905 Destroyers Mărăști Flotilla leader Built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, entered service in 1920 (refitted in Romania in 1925); officially classed as destroyer, her armament of 5 x 120 mm and 4 x 76 mm more closely resembled that of a light cruiser Mărășești Regele Ferdinand Destroyer Built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, entered service in 1930 Regina Maria Built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, entered service in 1931 Amiral Murgescu Destroyer escort Built at the Galați shipyard in Romania between 1938 and 1941; initially intended only as a minelayer, but eventually she was also armed and employed as a destroyer escort Tenders Constanța Submarine tender Cruiser-sized submarine tender, largest purpose-built Romanian warship of World War II, built in Italy and entered service in 1931 Submarines Delfinul Submarine Built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, entered service in April 1936 Rechinul Built at the Galați shipyard in Romania between 1938 and 1941 Marsuinul CB-1 Midget submarine Transferred to Romania after the surrender of Italy in September 1943, transferred to U.S.S.R. in August 1944, scuttled in 1955. CB-2 CB-3 CB-4 CB-6
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