BRUTAR CLASS (RIVER MONITORS) (PG) IN SERVICE: 6 Name No Builders Commissioned GRIVITA 94 Mangalia Shipyard 21 Nov 1986 RAHOVA 96 Mangalia Shipyard 14 Apr 1988 OPANEZ 177 Mangalia Shipyard 24 July 1990 SMIRDAN 178 Mangalia Shipyard 24 July 1990 POSADA 179 Mangalia Shipyard 14 May 1992 ROVINE 180 Mangalia Shipyard 30 June 1993 Displacement, tons: 410 full load Dimensions, feet (metres): 150 x 26.4 x 4.9 (45.7 x 8 x 1.5) Main machinery: 2 diesels; 2,700 hp(m) (2 MW); 2 shafts Speed, knots: 16 Guns: 1-100 mm (tank turret). 2-30 mm (twin). 10-14.5 mm (2 quad, 2 single) MGs. 2-122 mm BM-21 rocket launchers; 40-tubed trainable. Radars: Navigation; I-band. Comment: Operational with the Danube Flotilla. The first two are Brutar Is and are based at Turnu-Severin. The second pair are Brutar IIs based at Tulcea and the last two are Brutar IIs based at Mangalia. VERIFIED
