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Battle Of Jibrieni
The Battle of Jibrieni was an attack on 17 December 1941 by a Soviet submarine on an Axis convoy and its Romanian escorts off the coast of the Romanian village of Jibrieni (today Prymorske, Ukraine). The engagement ended with the sinking of the attacking Soviet submarine ''M-59''. Battle On 17 December 1941, the Soviet M-class submarine ''M-59'' carried out an attack against an Axis convoy near the coastal town of Jibrieni in December 1941. The convoy consisted of the Hungarian cargo ships ''Kassa'' and ''Kolozsvár'' and the Bulgarian cargo ship ''Tzar Ferdinand''. The three ships were escorted by the Romanian destroyers '' Regele Ferdinand'' and ''Regina Maria'', the Romanian gunboats ''Stihi'' and '' Ghiculescu'' and the Romanian torpedo boats '' Sborul'' and '' Smeul''. The two torpedoes launched by the Soviet submarine missed the aft and bow of the Romanian destroyer by about 30 feet each. With 25 knots, ''Regele Ferdinand'' rushed to the place the torpedoes were launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea Campaigns (1941-44)
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figurative language, figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, Witchcraft, witches, and Magic (supernatural), magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NMS Sublocotenent Ghiculescu
NMS ''Sublocotenent Ghiculescu'' was a specialized ASW gunboat of the Romanian Navy. Initially built as a French warship in late World War I, she was purchased by Romania in 1920 and fought during World War II, sinking two submarines and one motor torpedo boat. After 1 year of Soviet service, she was returned to Romania and served as a survey vessel until 2002. Construction and specifications ''Sublocotenent Ghiculescu'' was a gunboat of the French ''Friponne'' class. She was built at Arsenal de Brest, being launched in 1917 and commissioned by the French Navy as ''Mignonne'' in 1918. She was sold to Romania in January 1920. Like her sisters, the gunboat displaced between 344 and 443 tons, measuring 62.1 meters in length, with a beam of 7 meters and a deep-load draught of 2.9 meters. Power plant consisted of two Sulzer diesel engines powering two shafts, resulting in an output of 900 hp which gave her a top speed of 15 knots. She had a range of 3,000 nautical miles at 10 knots an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Battles And Operations Of The European Theatre Of World War II
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications ( brown-water navy), open-ocean applications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Battles Involving Bulgaria
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Battles Of World War II Involving The Soviet Union
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Battles Of World War II Involving Romania
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Cape Burnas
The Battle of Cape Burnas was a naval engagement between the Soviet and Romanian navies near the Burnas Lagoon in October 1942. On 1 October 1942, the Soviet M-class submarine ''M-118'' attacked and sank the German transport ship ''Salzburg'', which was carrying on board 2,000 Soviet prisoners of war. After attacking, the submarine was located by a German Blohm & Voss BV 138, BV 138C flying boat, and the Romanian gunboats ''NMS Sublocotenent Ghiculescu, Sublocotenent Ghiculescu'' and ''Stihi Eugen'' were sent to the scene. The two Romanian warships attacked the Soviet submarine with depth-charges, sinking her with all hands. Alternative versions Recent surveys in the area failed to find the wreck in the alleged sinking location and it has been raised the alternative version that ''M-118'' was lost due to a German seaplane attack or from a Romanian field barrage "S-30". At the same time, one literary source attests that two Soviet submarines were confirmed to have been sunk by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 9 July 1941
The action of 9 July 1941 was a naval engagement between the Soviet and Romanian navies during World War II, taking place near the Romanian port-city of Mangalia. Background When the Axis Powers launched ''Operation Barbarossa'' in June 1941, Romania joined the invasion with the aims of recovering the provinces of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, which were occupied by the Soviet Union the previous year. On 26 June, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet unsuccessfully attacked the Romanian port of Constanța, resulting in the loss of the destroyer leader ''Moskva'' to Romanian mines. The loss of ''Moskva'' caused Soviet Admiral Filipp Oktyabrsky to be much more cautious in his use of surface warships. Action On 9 July 1941, one week after Romania launched ''Operation München'', the Romanian Navy's 250t-class torpedo boat ''Năluca'' (Captain Horia Popovici) and motor torpedo boats '' Viscolul'' and ''Vijelia'' were informed by the Romanian gunboat ''Stihi'' that the periscope of an ene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 6 December 1941
The action of 6 December 1941 was a confrontation between the Bulgarian and Soviet navies in the Black Sea during World War II, taking place near the Bulgarian coast at Cape Emine. Background When the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union commenced in June 1941, Bulgaria did not declare war on the Soviet Union, nor did it make any contribution to the land invasion. The country however did offer naval support to the Axis, allowing Axis warships to use Bulgarian ports and even use three of its torpedo boats (including ''Drazki'') to escort Romanian warships as they laid mines along the Bulgarian coast in October 1941. These actions made the Bulgarian coast a target for the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. The engagement On 1 December 1941, several Soviet submarines, including the ''Shchuka''-class ''Shch-204'' (Captain Gricenko), were sent on a patrol along the Axis coastline. On 6 December, ''Shch-204'' was spotted near Cape Emine, 20 miles off Varna, by Bulgarian Arado Ar 196 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Battles Of The Romanian Navy
The following is a list of battles of the Romanian Navy, from the Romanian War of Independence to the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Romanian War of Independence * Action off Măcin (25-26 May 1877) - Romanian-Russian victory Potemkin mutiny * Action of 2 July 1905 - Romanian victory; Russian torpedo boat '' Ismail'' repulsed by two shells fired by the Romanian cruiser '' Elisabeta''Bascomb, Neal (2007). ''Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, p. 252 Second Balkan War * Romanian landings in Bulgaria (14-15 July 1913) - Romanian victory World War I * Raid on Ruse (27 August 1916) - Romanian victory World War II References {{reflist Romanian Navy Romanian Navy, Battles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine Warfare In The Black Sea Campaigns (1941)
Submarine warfare in the Black Sea in World War II during 1941 primarily involved engagements between submarines of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet attacking Axis merchantmen defended by Romanian and Bulgarian warships. These engagements were a part of the naval Black Sea campaigns between Axis and Soviet naval forces. Background At the beginning of the war the Soviet Navy enjoyed absolute superiority in terms of submarine warfare, possessing 47 active Submarines in the Black Sea against a single submarine operated by the Romanian Navy, the lonely Delfinul. Engagements On 9 July, the Romanian gunboat ''Stihi Eugen'' informed the Romanian torpedo boat '' Năluca'' and motor torpedo boats '' Viscolul'' and ''Vijelia'' that the periscope of an enemy submarine was sighted near Mangalia. In the ensuing battle, the Soviet Shchuka-class submarine ''Shch-206'' was attacked by ''Năluca'', at first with 20 mm rounds and then with depth charges, eventually being sunk with all han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), historically known as Tomis ( grc, Τόμις), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania, founded around 600 BC, and among the oldest in Europe. A port-city, it is located in the Northern Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the historical region of Dobrogea. Romania’s fifth largest city, it is also the largest port on the Black Sea. As of the 2011 census, Constanța has a population of 283,872. The Constanța metropolitan area includes 14 localities within of the city. It is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Romania. The Port of Constanța has an area of and a length of about . It is the largest port on the Black Sea, and one of the larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
