Romanian submarine Delfinul

Delfinul submarine in 2008
History
Romania
NameDelfinul
Ordered1984
BuilderKrasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112
Completed1985
CommissionedAugust 1985
Out of service1995
HomeportConstanța
StatusIn reserve
General characteristics
Class & typeKilo-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,460 t., surfaced
  • 3,180 t., submerged
Length72.9 m (239 ft 2 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), submerged
Complement54
Armament

Delfinul ('The dolphin') is a Kilo-class submarine of the Romanian Naval Forces. It was commissioned in August 1985 and is currently the only Romanian submarine in service. Due to a lack of funding the submarine has been inactive since 1995; it is kept in reserve docked in the military sector of the Port of Constanța.