ORP Poznań

ORP Poznań during BALTOPS 2004
Career (Poland)
Name:	ORP Poznań
Commissioned:	8 March 1991
General characteristics
Class and type:	Lublin class
Tonnage:	1675 tones
Length:	95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)
Beam:	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Depth:	2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power:	3x Cegielski-Sulzer 6ATL25D 1320 kW each
Speed:	16.5 knots
Capacity:	9 landing vessels up to 45 tones each
Armament:	2 x ZU-23-2MR units composed of two 23 mm guns and two Strela-2M surface-to-air missile system 9x ŁWD 100/5000 launching tubes

ORP Poznań (Pendant 824) is a Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship of Polish Navy named after the city of Poznań. The ship was commissioned on 8 March 1991 and incorporated into the 2nd Minelaying and Transport Unit of the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla based in Świnoujście. This ship has taken part in several international exercises, including Strong Resolve 2002, Blue Game 2003, BALTOPS 2004, and BALTOPS 2005. While participating in Anakonda 2006, Poznań served as the flagship for the commander of the 8th Flotilla.

In 2003, on the 12th anniversary of Poznań's commissioning, a plaque bearing the city of Poznań's coat of arms was placed on the ship.

See also

• SMS Posen

References

• ORP Poznań on site of city of Poznań

External links

• Unofficial site of ORP Poznań