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| Posted by: Andreas von Mach August 26, 2003 03:43 pm |
| In August 1944 Soviets seized some Romanian minesweeping cutters:
No 53,57 (?) 26,5t No 81 (?) 40t No 31-33(1938) 17t No 37,38 (?) 25t No 41,42 (1940) 25t Perheps somebody could give more data about their origins, etc. Were there some more boats as numbers are not continious ??? |
| Posted by: Cristian Craciunoiu September 09, 2003 12:26 pm |
| There were two excellent boats buit in Czeh Republic, for electromagnetic sweeping, and several others in the Flotilla. There are some articles on the subject written by cdr.r. Mimica Banceanu, available only in Romanian. There was also a strong German group of small mine sweepers. |
| Posted by: Andreas von Mach October 01, 2003 09:20 pm |
| There is an article
R.Greger "Schiffbauim Protektorat Böhmen una Mähren" in STRANDGUT 52. There were 4motorboats ordered for the Romanian Navy at Skoda-Werke AG, Pilsen, Werk Königgrätz (AS Skodovy Zavod Plzen, Zavod Hradec Kralove) In March 1943 of 175t material were 20 per cent delivered Motors were 45 per cent conmpleted The ships were to be completed in Hradec Kralove and delivered via railway to Danube. Planned was delivery at the beginnig of 1945. 2 boats were 1945 completed, all 4 were in 1946 delivered to Romania. yard Nos 223-226 30t 23,60x3,60x1,00m 2 Skoda Diesels x320ehp = 18kts armed with 2 MG Skoda built also 3 tugs for Ioenesco,Bucarest (Yard Nos 220-222) 158t 30,9x5,5x1,52m 1 Diesel 525ehp #220 HAJDU was 1942 delivered for Hungarian MFTR and on 13.09.1944 blown up by crew #221 completed 1945 as Yugoslavian one #222 completed 1946 as Yugoslavian one |
| Posted by: Cristian Craciunoiu October 06, 2003 07:39 am |
| Friday, lt.cdr ( r) Banceanu a veteran of the Danube mine sweepers group and cdt. of a Czech made vessel published his war memories in a book: "Puntea de comanda" ( Captains' bridge ) of 464 pages !!! A lot of unknown stories are included. |
| Posted by: Victor October 06, 2003 08:05 am |
| [quote]Friday, lt.cdr ( r) Banceanu a veteran of the Danube mine sweepers group and cdt. of a Czech made vessel published his war memories in a book: "Puntea de comanda" ( Captains' bridge ) of 464 pages !!! A lot of unknown stories are included.[/quote]
Is it available at the Modelism Int. shop? |
| Posted by: Cristian Craciunoiu October 14, 2003 08:15 am |
| Unfortunatelly mr. cdr. Mihai Banceanu died Sunday 12th of October 2003 and will be burried tomorow at Ghencea Civil Cemetery, 13.00. Modelism will publish a cv and will remeber him as a friend. God forgive him !
We shall came with further details for the book later. |