Smârdan-class river monitor
Smârdan (VBF 178) during the Riverine 2020 exercise | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Romanian Naval Forces |
| Preceded by | Brutar I/Grivița - class river monitor |
| Succeeded by | Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor |
| In commission | 1988-present |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 322 t (317 long tons) |
| Length | 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 1.30 m (4 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × Volvo Penta diesel generators |
| Propulsion | 3 shaft, 3 × Doosan 4V222TIL diesel engines, 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Range | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Complement | 44 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | |
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The Smârdan-class river monitor (NATO codification: Brutar II-class) is a class of riverine armored patrol boats (Vedete Blindate Fluviale) in service with the Romanian Naval Forces. Five ships of this class are currently in service with the Romanian Navy. They are assigned to Section II, 67th Artillery Carrying Ships Division "Commander Virgil Alexandru Dragalina" of the Romanian Danube Flotilla based in Brăila.