ORP Orzeł (1986)

Orzeł

Ship data flag  Poland Ship type Submarine class Project 877 Commissioning April 29, 1986

Ship dimensions and crew length 72.6 m ( Lüa ) width 12.8 m displacement above water: 2,460 ts under water: 3,180 ts   crew 60 men

Machine system machine Diesel-electric

Mission data submarine Top speed submerged 17 kn (31 km / h) Top speed surfaced 12 kn (22 km / h)

Armament 6 × torpedo tube ⌀ 53.3 cm (18 torpedoes) alternatively: 32 sea ​​mines

ORP Orzeł is a submarine of the Polish Navy .

The boat belongs to the Russian Kilo class (Project 877E). Since the boat is the only Polish submarine of its type, the ship class of the boat is also known as the Orzeł class.

The boat was developed by the planning office CKB MT Rubin and built under the project name Warszawianka by the Sudomech shipyard in Leningrad (now the New Admiralty Shipyard).

The Orzeł entered service on April 29, 1986 and was named after the Orzeł submarine that served in the Polish Navy during World War II .

The boat is still in use to this day. The current commander is "kmdr ppor." Andrzej Ogrodnik.

See also

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

Web links

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

• Official site of the Polish Navy ( Engl. )

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 ".
3. ↑ ^{a b} as of 2006
4. ↑ "komandor podporucznik" corresponds to lieutenant commander .