The ''Smârdan''-class river monitor (NATO codification: Brutar II-class) is a class of riverine

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s in service with the

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. Five ships of this class are currently in service with the Romanian Navy.Saunders, p. 584

Ships

* ''Rahova'' (VBF 176). Commissioned 14 April 1988 * ''Opanez'' (VBF 177). Commissioned 24 July 1990 * ''Smârdan'' (VBF 178). Commissioned 24 July 1990 * ''Posada'' (VBF 179). Commissioned 14 May 1992 * ''Rovine'' (VBF 180). Commissioned 30 July 1993

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