ORP Czajka

History
Poland
Name	ORP Czajka
Builder	Państwowa Stocznia Modlińska, Modlin
General characteristics
Class and type	Jaskółka class minesweeper
Displacement	183 t standard
Length	45,0 meters
Beam	5,5 meters
Propulsion	2 x Diesel engines, 1050 HP total
Speed	17,5 knots
Armament	1 x 75mm, 2 x 7,92mm machine guns 20 mines or 20 depth charges

ORP Czajka was a Jaskółka class minesweeper of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. It was built by the riverine shipyard at Modlin. Czajka participated in the defense of Poland during the Nazi German invasion of 1939.

A subsequent Projekt 206FM class minehunter was commissioned as Czajka (624) in 1967.

References

• Chesneau, Roger (1980). All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.