Mariupol 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Азов <Azov> (ex-Ion C. Bratianu) | STT, Trieste, Austria-Hungary // Santieri Galati, Galaz, Romania | 1906 | 1907 | 1907 // 11/1944 | to Romania 7/1951 (M202) | |
| Мариуполь <Mariupol> (ex-Alexandru Lachovari) | STT, Trieste, Austria-Hungary // Santieri Galati, Galaz, Romania | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 // 11/1944 | to Romania 7/1951 (M201) |
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Displacement standard, t |
680 |
|
Displacement full, t |
750 |
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Length, m |
62 - 63.5 |
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Breadth, m |
10.5 |
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Draught, m |
1.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 60 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500(9.7) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 75 - 70, bulkheads: 60, deck: 75 - 20, turrets: 75 - 50, CT: 75 - 50 |
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Armament |
Azov: 3 x 1 - 120/50 Škoda-Bofors Mk 4, 5 x 1 - 37/73 70K, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 4 x 1 - 12.7/79 Mariupol: 3 x 1 - 120/50 Škoda-Bofors Mk 4, 5 x 1 - 37/73 70K, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon |
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Complement |
119 |
Ship project history: Former Romanian monitors, captured by Soviet troops on Danube 6-29/8/1944 and 10/11/1944 commissioned by Danube Flotilla.
Ship protection: Deck had 45-20mm thickness increasing to 75mm over boiler room.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 28/2/1948 all were laid up and 3/7/1951 returned to Romania.
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