Smârdan-class river monitor

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Smârdan (F-178) during the Riverine 2020 exercise
Class overview
Operators	Romanian Naval Forces
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor
In commission	1988-present
Completed	5
Active	5
General characteristics
Displacement	370 tons full load
Length	50.7 m (166 ft 4 in)
Beam	8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught	1.36 m (4 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	3 shaft, 3 × diesel engines, 3,600 hp
Armament	1 × A 430 100 mm (3.9 in) guns 1 × Twin 30 mm guns 2 × Quad 14.5 mm machine guns 2 × Twin (14.5mm+7.62mm) machine guns 2 × 40 × 122 mm MRL Strela 2M MANPAD

The Smârdan-class river monitor (NATO codification: Brutar II-class) is a class of riverine patrol boats in service with the Romanian Naval Forces. Five ships of this class are currently in service with the Romanian Navy.

Ships[]

• Rahova (F-176). Commissioned 14 April 1988
• Opanez (F-177). Commissioned 24 July 1990
• Smârdan (F-178). Commissioned 24 July 1990
• Posada (F-179). Commissioned 14 May 1992
• Rovine (F-180). Commissioned 30 July 1993

See also[]

• Romanian Naval Forces

External links[]

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