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DEMOCRAȚIA minesweepers (1954-1956)


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Vice-Amiral Mihai Gavrilescu 1995

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
DB11, 1.1959- DB13, 8.1991- Descătușarea, 1993- Vice-Amiral Ioan Bălănescu DB11, 1.1959- DB13, later- DB14, 1991- 14   Santieri Galati, Galatz 1943 1943 1954 stricken 10.2001
DB12, 1.1959- DB14, 8.1991- Democrația, 1993- Vice-Amiral Emil Grecescu DB12, 1.1959- DB14, later- DB15, 1991- 15   Santieri Galati, Galatz 1943 1943 1954 stricken 10.2001
DB13, 1.1959-DB15, 8.1991- Desrobirea, 1993- Vice-Amiral Mihail Gavrilescu DB13, 1.1959- DB15, later- DB13, 1991- 13   Santieri Galati, Galatz 1943 1943 1955 stricken 10.2001
DB14, 1.1959- DB16, 8.1991- Dreptatea, 1993- Vice-Amiral Ioan Georgescu DB14, 1.1959- DB16, later- DB16, 1991- 16   Santieri Galati, Galatz 1943 1943 1956 stricken 2000


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

543

Displacement full, t

775

Length, m

57.6 wl 62.3 oa

Breadth, m

8.90

Draught, m

2.62 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VTE with exhaust turbine, 2 Marine boilers

Power, h. p.

2615

Max speed, kts

17.2

Fuel, t

oil 156

Endurance, nm(kts)4000(10)
Armament

3 x 2 - 37/70 V-11, 2 x 2 - 14.5/93, 2 DCT, 50 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear

Electronic equipmentDon radar, Tamir-11 sonar
Complement

68 - 75



Standard scale images


<i>Democratia </i>1955
Democratia 1955
<i>Democrația</i> 1980
Democrația 1980


Graphics


<i>Vice-Amiral Mihai Gavrilescu</i> 1995
Vice-Amiral Mihai Gavrilescu 1995


Project history

In 1944 in Galatz there was begun a building of four minesweepers of German M1940 type. Ships were commissioned only in 1953-1955 as minesweepers-escorts.

Modernizations

1976-1983, all: VTE were replaced by 2 6KVD43A diesels (2400hp, 17kts, 156t of diesel oil); - 1 x 2 - 37/70; + 2 x 4 Strela-2M SAM (16 9M32M), 1 x 1 - 37/73 70K, 2 x 5 - 252 RBU-1200 ASWRL

Naval service

In 1993 ships were re-rated as corvettes.