Editing Romanian Naval Forces (section)

===Romanian Navy during the War of Independence===
{{See also|Action off Măcin}}
[[File:Fulgerul foto original 02.JPG|thumb|right|"''Fulgerul''" (The Lightning) gunboat, built in 1873 at [[Toulon]] and armed in the following year at [[Galați]], was the first military ship to have sailed under Romanian flag in maritime waters.]]

During the [[Romanian War of Independence|War of Independence]], the name used in Romanian historiography to refer to the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|1877–1878 Russo-Turkish war]], the Romanian Navy sailed under the Russian flag.<ref name="Axworthy327" /> The main task of the Romanian Flotilla Corps was to transport Russian troops, equipment and supplies across the Danube and to protect the bridges across the river by using mine barrages in key points. The main success of the war was the sinking of the Turkish river monitor "''Seyfî''" near Măcin by a group of spar torpedo boats including "''Rândunica''" and the Russian ''Carevitch'' and ''Ksenya'' crafts.<ref name="NavyRo" /> Another notable success was the sinking of the Turkish river monitor "''Podgoriçe''" ([[Podgorica]]) by the Romanian coastal artillery on 7 November 1877.<ref name="NavyRo" />

After the war, the navy transported the Romanian troops back across the Danube. The small but successful navy had demonstrated the need for a strong Danube flotilla in order to secure the southern border of Romania. Three rearmament plans were implemented: during 1883–1885, 1886–1888 and 1906–1908.<ref name="NavyRo" /> These plans mainly concentrated on the Danube flotilla. In 1896, the "Flotilla Corps", as it was known until then, was organized in two sections: the [[Romanian Danube Flotilla|Danube Division]] and the Sea Division.<ref name="Gardiner84421">Gardiner (1984), p. 421</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.ro/despre/organizare/flotila_fluviala/istoric.php|title=Scurt istoric al Comandamentului Flotilei Fluviale|language=ro|website=navy.ro}}</ref> The riverine base was at Galați, while the maritime base was at [[Constanța]], which was by then part of Romania.