NMS Constanța
Constanța at sea
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 Romania
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| Name: | Constanța |
| Builder: | Quarnaro Shipyard, Fiume. Italy |
| Laid down: | 1927 |
| Completed: | 1931 |
| Commissioned: | 1931 |
| Out of service: | 1944 |
| Fate: | Captured by the Soviet Union |
 Soviet Union
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| Name: | Bug (later PKZ-87) |
| Commissioned: | 1944 |
| Out of service: | 1977 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
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| Commanders: | Victor Voinescu |
| Victories: | 1 aircraft destroyed |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine tender |
| Displacement: | 2,300 tons |
| Length: | 77.7 m (254 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) |
| Complement: | 136 |
| Armament: | |
NMS Constanța was a submarine tender of the Romanian Navy. She was commissioned in 1931 and fought in the Second World War, being scrapped in 1977.
Constanța was one of the earliest purpose-built submarine tenders. She was commissioned in 1931, ahead of Germany's first purpose-built submarine tender, Saar. Constanța was laid down in August 1927 at the Italian Quarnaro Shipyard in Fiume, being completed in 1931. She measured 77.7 meters in length, having a beam of 11.2 meters and a draught of 4 meters. She was fitted with torpedo storing and loading facilities, engineering workshops, and submarine salvage and signalling facilities. She was powered by two diesel engines which gave her a top speed of 13 knots. Her armament consisted of four Bofors guns, two of 102 mm and two of 40 mm. She had a crew of 136 and a range of over 10,000 nautical miles. She was the largest purpose-built warship of the World War II Romanian Navy, her displacement amounting to 2,300 tons.
During World War II, her armament was modified: the two 102 mm Bofors guns were transferred to the Romanian minelayer Amiral Murgescu and replaced by two 76 mm Vickers anti-aircraft guns (possibly Romanian-made), the two 40 mm Bofors guns were replaced by two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 13 mm machine guns were also fitted.
At the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1942, Constanța was the flagship of the Grupul submarine și vedete torpiloare (The submarines and motor torpedo boats group), the only formation of the Romanian Navy designated for offensive operations. The group also comprised the submarine Delfinul and three motor torpedo boats of the Vospers type (Viscolul, Viforul and Vijelia). She was commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Victor Voinescu, who was also the commander the entire group.
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