Bulgaria in WWI

[Odzava]

In Russian:
http://www.wunderwaffe.narod.ru/Maga...1999_03/09.htm

There are only 3 type of ships. And cruiser "Nadejda" is called a "torpedo gunboat". In fact in Bulgarian fleet she is clasified as a "cruiser".
In the begining of WWI Bulgaria had two fleets - in Black sea and in Danube river. In 1915 one more are situated in Agean sea.
So fleet Orders of Battle in 1915-1919 and ships in bulgarian are here: http://vimpel.boinaslava.net/index.p...bg_flot_1_1913
If somebody are interested in I'll try to translate all of this in english.

[sturmpanzer]

There are only 3 type of ships. And cruiser "Nadejda" is called a "torpedo gunboat". In fact in Bulgarian fleet she is clasified as a "cruiser".
In the begining of WWI Bulgaria had two fleets - in Black sea and in Danube river. In 1915 one more are situated in Agean sea.
So fleet Orders of Battle in 1915-1919 and ships in bulgarian are here: http://vimpel.boinaslava.net/index.p...bg_flot_1_1913
If somebody are interested in I'll try to translate all of this in english.

I would be very interested in a translation the website looks great!

[Odzava]

So this is Bulgarian fleet Order of Battle in WWI. Some ships are captured ex romanian and russia ships. Other are donated from their owners to Fleet.

HQ – Varna

Danube flotilla - Ruse
- Steamship detached force - Ruse
Steamer “Krum”
Steamer “Alexander I”
Steamer “Nacul Popov”
Steamer “Oryahovo” (ex “Teresa”)
Steamer “Lyuben Karavelov” (ex “Raimond”)
Steamer “Varna” (ex “Bolgrad”)
Steamer “Bulgaria I”
Steamer “Bulgaria II”
- Ruse admiralty
Tug “Rositsa”
Tug “Boris”
Tug “Ida”
Cutter “Zora”
Tug “Herman”
= Cutter’s crews
Cutter “Boris”
Cutter “Stefan Karadzha”
Cutter “Lyuben Karavelov”
Cutter “Strazha”
- Mine detachment
Small torpedo-boat “Vasil Levski”
Small torpedo-boat “Hristo Botev”
- Mine school – Ruse
Cutter “Uchenik”


Black Sea Fleet – Varna
Submarine “¹18”
- Mine Detachment – Varna
(Mobile mine defense unit)
Cruiser “Nadezhda”
Torpedo-boat “Druzki”
Torpedo-boat “Smeli” 10
Torpedo-boat “Hrabri”
Torpedo-boat “Shumni” 8
Torpedo-boat “Letyashti” 10
Torpedo-boat “Strogi”
- Immobile defense - Varna
Minelayer “Kamchiya”
Auxiliary minelayer “Boris”
Auxiliary minelayer “Levski”
Auxiliary minelayer “Varna” 8
Cutter “Kaliakriya”
= Battery D-45 - Varna
2х1х240 mm guns
= Battery – Varna
= Battery – Varna
= AA Battery – Varna
4х1х87 mm AA guns
= Battery – Burgas
= Battery – Balchik
2х1х100 mm guns
= Drifting torpedo division
Drifting torpedo battery
Drifting torpedo battery
- Minesweeper division
Coastal minesweeper “Konduktor Dokuzanov”
Coastal minesweeper “Kapitan-leytenant Minkov”
Coastal minesweeper “Minior”
Coastal minesweeper “Dobrotich”
Coastal minesweeper “Emona”
Coastal minesweeper “Kalacerka”
Coastal minesweeper “Nesebyr”
Coastal minesweeper „Momchil”
- Naval Port - Varna
= Cutter’s crews
Cutter “Rakovski”
Cutter “Hadzhi Dimitur”
Cutter “Liliya”
Cutter “Amaliya”
Cutter “Voyvoda”
Cutter “Chayka”
- Naval Transport Unit
Steamer “Varna”
Steamer “Sofiya”
Steamer “Kiril”
Steamer “Bulgaria”
Steamer “Dobrodzha” (ex “Belorusiya”)
- Seaplane unit – Varna
Seaplane tender “Tzar Ferdinand”
- Naval School
Yacht “Strela”

Aegean Sea flotilla (situated at 01.01.1915)
- Naval port – Dedeagach
Motor boat “Iskra”
- Naval Port – Porto Lago

[MCP]

Трилинейка пушка

I read that in September 1915 Bulgarian marsh battalions were armed with Трилинейка пушка. What are these guns?
Thanks

[Ханс]

Трилинейка пушка

"Three-Line rifle" - comes from the caliber 0.3(from 3 decimal lines) or 7.62mm. Usually it is used as synonym for the russian Mosin-Nagant series, but in this case it is probably something else.

[Batko Charly]

In the begining of WWI Bulgaria had two fleets - in Black sea and in Danube river. In 1915 one more are situated in Agean sea.

Are these the fleets that the French were so happy to destroy in the aftermath of WWI?

[Odzava]

After the WWI small Bulgarian Navy were transformed to "Naval police force". "Nadezhda" were leaved in Sevastopol in 1918.

[MCP]

"Three-Line rifle" - comes from the caliber 0.3(from 3 decimal lines) or 7.62mm. Usually it is used as synonym for the russian Mosin-Nagant series, but in this case it is probably something else.

Thanks for the quick answer. Since during Balkan War Russia sent to Bulgarian Army 50.000 gun Moisin-Nagant mod. 1891 [7.62mm] it is possible that in 1915 they were used by Bulgarian marsh regiments.