ORP Orzeł (1962)

Orzeł

Ship data flag  Poland Ship type Submarine class Orzeł class ( project 613 ) Commissioning November 29, 1962 Decommissioning December 31, 1983 Whereabouts Wrecked

Ship dimensions and crew length 76.0 m ( Lüa ) width 6.7 m Draft Max. 4.9 m displacement above water: 1,100 ts under water: 1,600 ts   crew 54 men

Machine system machine Diesel-electric

Mission data submarine Top speed submerged 15 kn (28 km / h) Top speed surfaced 17 kn (31 km / h)

Armament 6 × torpedo tube ⌀ 53.3 cm (18 torpedoes) alternatively 52 sea ​​mines

ORP Orzeł was a submarine of the Polish Navy .

The boat belonged to the Soviet whiskey class (Project 613).

The Orzeł entered service on November 29, 1962 and was named after the Orzeł submarine that served in the Polish Navy during World War II .

The tactical number of the boat was 292 (now 317).

The boat was decommissioned on December 31, 1982 and then scrapped.

See also

• ORP Orzeł (other boats with the name Orzeł)
• List of Polish submarine classes
• List of Russian submarine classes

Web links

Commons : Orzeł  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

1. ^ "ORP" is the abbreviation for "Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej" and the name prefix of Polish ships. ORP means "Warship of the Republic of Poland".
2. ↑ In the Polish language "Orzeł" means " eagle ".