ORP Orkan (1990)
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| History | |
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 Poland | |
| Name | ORP Orkan |
| Namesake | ORP Orkan (G90), named in turn for European windstorm |
| Laid down | 1989 |
| Launched | 29 September 1990 |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Commissioned | 1992 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Orkan-class fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 369 tonnes (363 long tons; 407 short tons)[2] |
| Length | 48.9 m (160 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 × M520 diesel engines 3 shafts, 3,970 kW (5,320 hp) [1] |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 1,620 nmi (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) [1] |
| Complement | 33 |
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ORP Orkan is an Orkan-class fast attack craft and sister ship of Grom and Piorun.
The original project was prepared by the German Democratic Republic for its navy and was named Project 660 (Sassnitz class in NATO code[3]). After the Unification of Germany the unfinished hulls were bought by the Polish Navy from VEB Peenewerft shipyard in Wolgast and successfully completed in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk.[1]
After its completion in 1992 the ship was incorporated into the 31st Rocket Warships Squadron, 3rd Ship Flotilla.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Orkan Class Fast Attack Craft, Poland". The Global Naval Surface Combatants and Warfare Systems Market 2011-2021. Net Resources International. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Okręty rakietowe typu Orkan (projektu 660)" (in Polish). Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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