Brătianu-class river monitor

Class overview
Name	Brătianu class
Builders	STT, Austria-Hungary; Galați shipyard, Romania (assembly);
Operators	Romanian Naval Forces; Soviet Navy;
Built	1907–1908
Completed	4
Lost	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Displacement	680 tons
Length	63.5 m (208 ft)
Beam	10.3 m (34 ft)
Draught	1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Propulsion	2 sets of TE reciprocating engines 1,300 kW (1,800 hp)
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	110
Armament	3 x 120 mm Skoda naval guns; 2 x 120 mm howitzers; 4 x 47 mm QF guns; 2 x 6.5 mm machine guns;
Armour	Belt: 70 mm; Turrets: 75 mm; Deck: 20-75 mm; Conning tower: 70-75 mm; Bulkheads: 60 mm;

The Brătianu-class river monitors were a class of four river monitors used by the Romanian Navy. They were named Ion C. Brătianu, Lascăr Catargiu, Mihail Kogălniceanu and Alexandru Lahovari.

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