![]() ![]() In October 1873, the Fulgerul gunboat, ordered by the Romanian state as the first purpose-built warship in the history of the Romanian Navy, was finished at the Toulon shipyard in France. In 1867, the royal yacht " Ștefan cel Mare" ( Stephen the Great) entered service. The ship was purchased in 1861 and was later transformed into a warship at Meyer naval shipyard in Linz, being christened " România" when it was launched at Galați harbor. ![]() The first acquisition of the Romanian Navy was the steamboat " Prințul Nicolae Conache Vogoride". The first seamen's training school was established in 1872 at Galați for officers, petty officers and sailors. The main goal of the navy was to organize, train and expand this small force. The equipment was modest at best, with 3 ships from Wallachia and 3 from Moldavia, manned by 275 sailors. The base was first established in 1861 at Izmail, but it was later relocated in 1864 to Brăila and in 1867 to Galați. The first Commander-in-chief of the navy was Colonel Nicolae Steriade. Officers were initially sent to Brest Naval Training Centre in France, as the Military School in Bucharest did not have a naval section. The navy was French-trained and organized. 173 to unify the navies into a single flotilla. After the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the ruling Domnitor of the Romanian Principalities, decided on 22 October 1860 by order no. The Romanian Navy was founded in 1860 as a river flotilla on the Danube. See also: List of battles of the Romanian Navy Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the founder of the Romanian Navy ![]()
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