After World War II, in the first post-war years Romania had lost the maritime
fleet, and in a large measure the river fleet, due to the take-over of Romanian vessels
by the fleet of the Soviet Union, ships being returned later, partly as a result of the
agreement between the Governments of Romania and U.R.S.S. Between 1946 and
1947, Romanian Navy, as well as the whole of the Romanian army, was
reorganized to accommodate the conditions for peace, but also because of political
and military pressures to which they were subjected by the authorities in Bucharest
by the Soviets. With all these difficulties, produced from the brutal mixture of
Soviets the Romanian Navy has been supported as a elite weapon in the Romanian
Army and to participate in guaranteeing the national sovereignty and territorial
integrity.
Between 1945 and 1955 the Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Service participated in the redevelopment project for river and Romanian coastal navigation
routes, and has edited over 20 new navigation charts, at different scales, to the
west part of the Black Sea.
In the period 1948–1954 it have been performed in topographical and hydrographic survey for ensuring the Romanian Navy safety actions in the Black Sea, and
for the construction of the Mangalia Naval Base.
After 1952 were fixed the limits of the seven marine maps at scale 1:50,000,
using original hydrographic data and for the coastal side the most recent data of the
maps published by the Romanian Topographic Direction. For that date the seven
maps, with numbers from 50 to 56, were passed in secret category being used only
by the Navy. Then followed three sheets of the map at the scale 1:100,000, with the
numbers from 100 to 102, as well secret. At the end of the activity has been carried
out an album with ten sheet map, this being the first catalogue of maps published by
the Romanian Hydrographic Maritime Service.
33.3 Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate –
Modern History
On 11 November 1955, by the decision no. 2444 of the Council of Ministers of
P.R. of Romania, the Hydrogafic Maritime Service was reorganized in Maritime
Hydrographic Directorate (M.H.D.). The Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate has the attributions: management and keeping up to date the hydrographic,
cartographic, geodetic and shipping data, according to national regulations, resolutions and I.M.O (International Maritime Organization), I.H.O. (International
Hydrographic Organization), I.A.L.A/A.I.S.M (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities), and N.A.T.O. standards.
The first charts made by the Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate
were: the Plan of the Maritime Base Mangalia – scale 1:5000 and the Plan of the
Constantza Port- scale 1:10,000 (see Fig. 33.11).
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fleet, and in a large measure the river fleet, due to the take-over of Romanian vessels
by the fleet of the Soviet Union, ships being returned later, partly as a result of the
agreement between the Governments of Romania and U.R.S.S. Between 1946 and
1947, Romanian Navy, as well as the whole of the Romanian army, was
reorganized to accommodate the conditions for peace, but also because of political
and military pressures to which they were subjected by the authorities in Bucharest
by the Soviets. With all these difficulties, produced from the brutal mixture of
Soviets the Romanian Navy has been supported as a elite weapon in the Romanian
Army and to participate in guaranteeing the national sovereignty and territorial
integrity.
Between 1945 and 1955 the Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Service participated in the redevelopment project for river and Romanian coastal navigation
routes, and has edited over 20 new navigation charts, at different scales, to the
west part of the Black Sea.
In the period 1948–1954 it have been performed in topographical and hydrographic survey for ensuring the Romanian Navy safety actions in the Black Sea, and
for the construction of the Mangalia Naval Base.
After 1952 were fixed the limits of the seven marine maps at scale 1:50,000,
using original hydrographic data and for the coastal side the most recent data of the
maps published by the Romanian Topographic Direction. For that date the seven
maps, with numbers from 50 to 56, were passed in secret category being used only
by the Navy. Then followed three sheets of the map at the scale 1:100,000, with the
numbers from 100 to 102, as well secret. At the end of the activity has been carried
out an album with ten sheet map, this being the first catalogue of maps published by
the Romanian Hydrographic Maritime Service.
33.3 Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate –
Modern History
On 11 November 1955, by the decision no. 2444 of the Council of Ministers of
P.R. of Romania, the Hydrogafic Maritime Service was reorganized in Maritime
Hydrographic Directorate (M.H.D.). The Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate has the attributions: management and keeping up to date the hydrographic,
cartographic, geodetic and shipping data, according to national regulations, resolutions and I.M.O (International Maritime Organization), I.H.O. (International
Hydrographic Organization), I.A.L.A/A.I.S.M (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities), and N.A.T.O. standards.
The first charts made by the Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate
were: the Plan of the Maritime Base Mangalia – scale 1:5000 and the Plan of the
Constantza Port- scale 1:10,000 (see Fig. 33.11).
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