NMS Rechinul
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| Name: | Rechinul class submarine |
| Builders: | Galați shipyard, Romania |
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| Completed: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
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| Length: | 58 m (190 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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| Range: | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) |
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NMS Rechinul (The Shark) was the first Romanian-made submarine and was built at the Galați shipyard between 1938 and 1941. However, it formally entered service in May 1943 and was declared ready for action in April 1944. It had a crew of 45, a displacement of 585 tons on surface and 680 tons in imersion, a length of 58 meters, a beam of 5.6 meters and a draught of 3.6 meters. It's top speed was of 17 knots on surface and 9 knots in imersion and had a range of 7,000 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.
Soon after taking part in the evacuation of Crimea, Rechinul performed the longest patrol mission in Romanian submarine history, taking place between 15 June and 29 July 1944, near the Soviet port of Novorosiysk. 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