The Bistrița class was a group of three small coastguard cruisers of the Romanian Navy.

The three cruisers were built by the Thames Iron Works in London during 1888.

Named Bistrița, Oltul and Siretul, each displaced 96 tons standard.

Power plant produced an output of 380 hp resulting a top speed of 12 knots.

The three vessels survived the Second World War and were still in service as of 1947, mentioned as 100-ton river gunboats (top speed and armament remained the same).