Drazki (Bulgarian language Дръзки) was a Bulgarian Navy torpedo boat (alternate name spelling is Druzki). Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic languages. ... A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to launch torpedoes at larger surface ships. ...

Drazki was one of a series of six torpedo boats, built for Bulgaria in the French Schneider et Cie works in Chalon-sur-Saône. Other ships were: Smeli (Смели), Khrabri (Храбри), Shumny, Letyashty (Летящи) and Strogi (Строги). The ships were built in France and transported in parts to Bulgaria, where they were launched and completed in Varna. Drazki, Smeli and Khrabri were ordered in 1904, sent to Bulgaria in April 1905, launched on August 23, 1907, and commissioned on January 5, 1908. The three boats of the second series were ordered in January 1906, launched in August 1908 and commissioned in August 1909. Chalon-sur-Saône is part of the Burgundy region, it was once a well known river port, as a point to distribute local wines up and down the Saône river. ... This article is about a city in Bulgaria. ...

Bulgarian torpedo boats took part in the I Balkan War 1912 - 1913 on the Black Sea. On November 20, 1912 Letyashty, Smeli, Strogi and Drazki were sent from Varna to intercept Egyptian transports. A commander was Captain 2nd rank Dimitr Dobrev on the Letyashty, the Drazki was commanded by michman Georgi Kupov. After midnight, on November 21 they encountered Turkish protected cruiser Hamidiye with two destroyers approximately 32 miles from Varna. On 0:43 hour, Bulgarian ships fired torpedos. The first three missed, but Drazki, being the last ship in line, fired torpedo from a short distance about 100 m, which hit and seriously damaged Hamidiye. Then, Bulgarian boats returned to Varna. It was the biggest achievement in a history of a small Bulgarian Navy. The outcome as of April 1914 The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out of fellowship over the division... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ... Protected cruiser armour scheme — a cross-section (armour in red) Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and manouverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ...

Bulgarian torpedo boats did not take active part in the II Balkan War. Later they took part in the World War I, in which Letyashty was lost. After the war, the remaining boats, being obsolete now, were re-classified as patrol boats. The outcome as of April 1914 The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out of fellowship over the division... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

On October 15, 1942, Drazki sunk in Varna harbour due to gunpowder explosion, but was soon repaired. In 1944 however, it became a gunnery target ship. By 1957 it was decided to commemorate this most famous ship of the Bulgarian Navy, but by that time it had been already scrapped to pieces. Her gun, funnel and some details were mounted on her sister ship Strogi, which, from November 21, 1957, became a museal ship Drazki. She is currently preserved on a static land display in Naval Museum in Varna. Khrabri was scraped in 1962. This article is about a city in Bulgaria. ...

External links

• Attack on "Hamidiye" (in Bulgarian) (http://varna.info.bg/1912.htm)