ORP Grom (1995)
For other ships with the same name, see ORP Grom.
ORP Grom | |
History | |
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Poland | |
Name: | ORP Grom |
Namesake: | ORP Grom, from the Polish word for thunderclap |
Laid down: | 1989 |
Launched: | 1994 |
Completed: | 1994 |
Commissioned: | 1995 |
Status: | In service |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 369 tonnes[1] |
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 x M520 diesel engines 3 shafts, 3,970 kilowatts (5,320 hp) [2] |
Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range: | 1,620 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) [2] |
Complement: | 33 |
Armament: |
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ORP Grom is an Orkan-class fast attack craft. It is the sister ship of Orkan and Piorun.
The ship was the result of a construction project undertaken by the German Democratic Republic for its navy, 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 completed in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk.[2]
After its completion in 1995 the ship was incorporated into the 31st Rocket Warships Squadron, 3rd Ship Flotilla.
References
- ↑ "Okręty rakietowe typu Orkan (projektu 660)" (in Polish). Polish Navy. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Orkan Class Fast Attack Craft, Poland". The Global Naval Surface Combatants and Warfare Systems Market 2011-2021. Net Resources International. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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