Bulgarian torpedo boat Drazki, Naval museum ship in Varna, Bulgaria
The Drazki is a torpedo boat now serving as a museum ship in Varna, still displaying its original armament. Visitors can explore the torpedo tubes and guns that once armed the vessel during naval combat.
The boat was built in France between 1904 and 1908 as one of six identical torpedo boats for Bulgaria's Black Sea fleet. It saw action during the Balkan Wars and sustained damage in a 1912 naval engagement with a Turkish vessel.
The boat represents Bulgaria's early naval development and how the nation built its maritime military forces. Visitors can see the role such vessels played in regional military history.
The vessel is moored at Primorski Boulevard in Varna and can be visited to explore the deck and interior spaces. It is easily accessible and welcomes visitors regularly who wish to board and walk through the ship.
A dent in the boat's second funnel comes from a direct hit by Turkish gunfire in 1912 and remains visible on the hull today. This damage serves as a physical reminder of the actual naval combat the vessel experienced.
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