Romanian submarine Delfinul

This article is about the Kilo-class submarine. For the World War II submarine, see NMS Delfinul.
Delfinul submarine in 2008
History
Romania
NameDelfinul
Ordered1984
BuilderKrasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112
Completed1985
CommissionedAugust 1985
Out of service1995
HomeportConstanța
StatusIn reserve
General characteristics
Class and typeKilo-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,460 t., surfaced
  • 3,180 t., submerged
Length72.9 m (239 ft 2 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), submerged
Complement54
Armament

Delfinul ('The dolphin') is a Kilo-class submarine of the Romanian Naval Forces.[1] It was commissioned in August 1985 and is currently the only Romanian submarine in service. Due to a lack of funding the submarine has been inactive since 1995; it is kept in reserve docked in the military sector of the Port of Constanța.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Cu submarinul la reparat (Overhauling the submarine)". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). October 7, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.