Editing Romanian Naval Forces (section)

===Involvement in the Potemkin mutiny===
[[File:Knyaz'Potemkin-Tavricheskiy1905Constanta.jpg|thumb|''Potemkin'' at anchor with the Romanian flag hoisted on her mast, Constanța, July 1905]]
On 2 July 1905, during the mutiny of the {{ship|Russian battleship|Potemkin|up=yes}}, the Romanian protected cruiser {{NMS|Elisabeta}} engaged the {{ship|Russian torpedo boat|Ismail|up=yes}} as the latter was trying to sneak into the Romanian [[port of Constanța]]. ''Elisabeta'' fired two warning shots, first a blank charge then an explosive charge, forcing the torpedo boat to retreat. Later that day, ''Potemkin'' and ''Ismail'' left Romanian waters.<ref name="Neal Bascomb p. 252">Neal Bascomb, ''Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin'', p. 252</ref> During the night of 7 July, however, ''Potemkin'' returned to the Romanian port, this time agreeing to surrender to the Romanian authorities in exchange for the latter giving asylum to the crew. On the noon of 8 July, Captain Negru, the commander of the port, came aboard the ''Potemkin'' and hoisted the Romanian flag before allowing the warship to enter the inner harbor.<ref>Neal Bascomb, ''Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin'', pp. 286–99</ref> On 10 July, after negotiations with the Romanian Government, ''Potemkin'' was handed over to Imperial Russian authorities and taken to [[Sevastopol]].<ref name="Neal Bascomb p. 252"/><ref>Antony Preston, ''Warship 2001–2002'', p. 121</ref>