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ORP Orkan was a ship of the Polish Navy in world war ii Template:Infobox Polish Navy

She was originally built as HMS Marmydon, an M-Class Destroyer, and was transferred to the free Polish Navy based in Britain in December 1942. She was sunk by U-378 on 8th October 1943 in the Barents Sea. There were 179 dead and 44 survivors

She was built by Fairfield in Glasgow.

laid down - 7 Dec 1939 Launched - 2 Dec 1941 Completed - 5 Dec 1942

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 ORP Orkan was a ship of the [[Polish Navy]] in [[world war ii]]
+{{Infobox_Polish Navy|
+          name=ORP Orkan|
+          laid=December [[1939]]|
+      launched=[[December 2]] [[1941]]|
+  commissioned=[[December 5]] [[1942]]|
+Sunk=[[OCtober 8]] [[1943]]|
+          fate=[[Torpedoed by U378]]|
+      surfaced=1975 tons|
+     submerged=|
+        length=110 m (345 ft)|
+          beam=11.3 m (37.0 ft)|
+         draft=3.3 m (10.8 ft)|
+      knotsurf=36 knots|
+          crew=221|
+      armament=[[1937]]: seven 120 mm guns, 4 x 40 mm AA guns, MG's, 6 torpedo launchers <br>
+[[1941]]: eight 102 mm (4in) AA guns, 4 x 40 mm AA guns, 4 x 20 mm AA guns, 6 torpedo launchers |
+}}
 She was originally built as [[HMS Marmydon]], an M-Class Destroyer, and was transferred to the free Polish Navy based in Britain in December 1942. She was sunk by U-378 on 8th October 1943 in the Barents Sea. There were 179 dead and 44 survivors
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 laid down -  7 Dec 1939
-Launched  -  2 Dec 1939
+Launched  -  2 Dec 1941
 Completed -  5 Dec 1942