Her building was ordered in 1882, built the same year
by Thames Iron Works, Blackwall/London, England as a 2-masted brig, she was used
as a training ship, refitted in 1923-1924, in 1939 replaced by the German-built
bark Mircea and sunk on 17 April 1944 during a Soviet air attack on Galati. Russia
proposed to exchange her one time with a Kubanetz-class gunboat maar Romania
declined this offer.
She visited the harbour of Amsterdam, Netherlands after being present at the opening of the Kiel Canal or Nord-Ostsee-Kanal by the German emperor Wilhelm II on 20 June for transiting. The next day was the finals tone laid and the canal baptized Kaiser Wilhelm Canal. Dutch newspaper announced her visit at Amsterdam in the end of June although the attention was in company of the protected cruiser Elisabeth. The Mirces was called a training ship. Why the Elisabeth did not come to Amsterdam is unknown. Both ships attended the opening of the earlier mentioned canal. She arrived at IJmuiden on 28 June and went from there to Amsterdam. Her commanding officer was J. Coanda. A Dutch journalist present at Kiel described her appearance als largely similar to the Dutch screw steam ship 3e class Zr.Ms. Alkmaar of 1874.
With a displacement of 350-360 tons and as dimensions 118
x 25 x 8 ¾ feet. She was fitted out with 1-160 hp auxiliary engine allowing a
speed of 6 knots; as a sailing vessel she even developed a speed of 16-17 knots.
Her armament consisted of 2-1pd guns and 2 machine guns. Coal bunker capacity.
Crew numbered 80 men.
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