This is a list of main warships operated by the Romanian Navy during the Second World War. It includes major surface warships and submarines. Each surface warship in this list is armed with at least two main guns of a caliber greater than 4 inches (102 mm) or with torpedo tubes, and has a range of over 1,200 km (650 nautical miles). The fore-mentioned range is the minimum required for a journey along the maximum East-West extent of the Black Sea, which amounts to a distance of 1,175 km (730 miles or 635 nautical miles). The Black Sea was the naval front where the Royal Romanian Navy operated throughout the war.
Major surface warships Destroyers (4)Frigates (1)Torpedo boats (5)Monitors (7)ClassPictureTypeOriginShipsDisplacement (standard)Note Regele Carol I-class Seaplane tender/Minelayer Regele Carol I 2,653 tons Built in Glasgow as passenger steamer and commissioned in 1898, converted to seaplane tender and minelayer in 1916 and sunk in October 1941 Regele Ferdinand-class Destroyer Regele FerdinandRegina Maria 1,422 tons Built in Italy in the early 1930s Vifor-class MărăștiMărășești 1,432 tons Built in Italy during the First World War Amiral Murgescu-class Minelaying frigate Amiral Murgescu 812 tons Largest Romanian-built warship of the Second World War 250t-class Torpedo boat NălucaSborulSmeul 262 tons Built in Austria-Hungary during the First World War No. 10-class Fast attack craft No. 10No. 11No. 12No. 13 65 tons German motor torpedo boats with a range of 700-750 nautical miles, acquired on 14 August 1944 Brătianu-class Monitor Mihail KogălniceanuLascăr CatargiuIon BrătianuAlexandru Lahovari 650 tons Built in sections in Austria-Hungary then assembled and launched in Romania between 1907 and 1908 Sava-class Bucovina 580 tons Built in Austria-Hungary during the First World War Enns-class Basarabia 540 tons Built in Austria-Hungary during the First World War Temes-class Ardeal 442 tons Built in Austria-Hungary during the First World War
Submarines Source:Twardowski, p. 361 Fleet submarines (3)Midget submarines (5)ClassPictureTypeOriginShipsDisplacement (standard)Note Delfinul-class Submarine Delfinul 650 tons Unique submarine built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, commissioned in 1936 Marsuinul-class Marsuinul 620 tons Unique submarine built in Romania, laid down in 1938 and commissioned in 1943 Rechinul-class Rechinul 585 tons Unique minelaying submarine built in Romania, laid down in 1938 and commissioned in 1943 CB-class Midget submarine CB-1CB-2CB-3CB-4CB-6 35 tons Italian midget submarines captured in late 1943
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