Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer

Class overview
Regele Ferdinand
Name:	Regele Ferdinand class
Builders:	Pattison, Naples
Operators:	Romanian Naval Forces Soviet Navy
Preceded by:	Mărăști class
Planned:	4
Completed:	2
Cancelled:	2
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	1,400 long tons (1,400 t) standard 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) full load
Length:	101.90 m (334 ft 4 in)
Beam:	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught:	3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:	2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, 4 Thornycroft type boilers, 36,000 kW (48,000 hp)
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance:	480 t oil
Complement:	212
Armament:	Initial 5 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 1 × 76 mm (3 in) AA gun 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 2 × 13.2 mm (0.5 in) machine guns 6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 50 mines Wartime modifications 4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 4 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 4 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × 13 mm (0.5 in) machine guns 6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 50 mines

Initial

Wartime modifications

The Regele Ferdinand class was two destroyers built in Italy for the Romanian Navy, which fought in World War II. Following the Soviet occupation of Romania in 1944, the two ships were seized and incorporated into the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. They were returned to Romania in 1953 and served until the 1960s when they were scrapped.

Following the end of World War I and the re-purchase of two Mărăști-class destroyers from Italy, the Romanian Government decided to order two more modern destroyers from the Pattison Yard in Naples. The design was based on the British Shakespeare-class destroyer leaders. However they differed in that the turbines were in echelon layout. The guns were supplied by Bofors and the fire control equipment by Siemens. The Romanians wished to order two more vessels but could not afford to do so due to economic problems.

The two ships of the Regele Ferdinand class were larger than their predecessors of the Mărăști class, being 101.90 metres (334 ft 4 in) long overall, with a beam of 9.60 metres (31 ft 6 in) and draught of 3.51 metres (11 ft 6 in). The displacements for the class were 1,400 long tons (1,400 t) standard and 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) at full load. They had a complement of 212.

The vessels were powered by 4 Thornycroft type boilers giving an output of 36,000 kW (48,000 hp). This powered 2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines placed in echelon layout, which gave the ships a maximum speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) and a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).

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