page_title: List of Romanian-built warships of World War II
section_title: DB-13-class
hierarchical_section_title: List of Romanian-built warships of World War II / Warships produced for the Romanian Navy / DB-13-class
context_page_description: During and up to the Second World War, the naval industry of the Kingdom of Romania produced numerous medium and small size warships, of varying types, as well as auxiliaries. Warships were produced mainly for the Romanian Navy, but later Romanian naval facilities and products also benefited the Kriegsmarine, among others.
context_section_description: Four vessels of the German M1940 type were acquired by the Romanian Navy in 1943. They were built locally from German materials. These Romanian warships had a standard displacement of 543 tons and a full load displacement of 775 tons. They measured 62 meters in length, with a beam of 8.5 meters and a draught of 2.3 meters. Armament consisted of two 88 mm guns plus one twin 37 mm and three single 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, as well as two depth charge throwers. Two-shaft triple-expansion coal engines generated an output of 2,400 hp resulting in a top speed of 17 knots and a range of just over 1,000 nautical miles at that speed. Each of the four vessels (DB-13, DB-14, DB-15  and DB-16) had a crew of 80. In 1951, their power plants were converted to oil. It is possible that, although launched in 1943, none of the ships was actually completed by the end of the war, but in 1953.
caption: German M-class minesweeper
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