NMS Marsuinul
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| Name: | Marsuinul class submarine |
| Builders: | Galați shipyard, Romania |
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| Completed: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
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| Length: | 68.7 m (225 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
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NMS Marsuinul (The Seahog) was the second Romanian-made submarine, after Rechinul, and was also built between 1938 and 1941. However, it formally entered service in July 1943 and was declared ready for action in April 1944. It had a crew of 45, a displacement of 508 tons on surface and 630 tons in imersion, a length of 68.7 meters, a beam of 6.5 meters and a draught of 3.6 meters. It's top speed was of 16 knots on surface and 9 knots in imersion and had a range of 8,000 miles. It's armament consisted of 1 x 88 mm C/35 naval gun in the front and 1 x 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun in the rear, as well as 6 torpedo tubes.
Marsuinul carried out only one patrol mission, between 10-27 May 1944, near the Soviet port of Batumi, as part of the evacuation of Crimea. The patrol soon turned into an escape mission, as German boats and planes mistook the submarine for an enemy one and chased it through the Northern Turkish waters all the way back home. It was also spotted by the Soviets, but managed to avoid their attacks as well. After the war, it was captured by the Soviets and used for 15 years before being returned back to Romania. The submarine was subsequently scrapped.[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ NMS Rechinul
- ↑ (Romanian) Bogdan Nistor, "Povestea neştiută a celor două submarine construite la Galaţi: Marsuinul şi Rechinul", Adevărul, 2 June 2015; accessed March 14, 2016