- ORP Gryf (1976)
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Career (Poland) Name: ORP Gryf Ordered: 1975 Builder: Northern Shipyard
GdańskLaunched: 1976 Commissioned: 1976 Decommissioned: May 31, 2005 Fate: converted to base ship General characteristics Class and type: AK-230 30 mm (1.2 in) guns, 2 double ZU-23-2 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 mm (0.91 in) guns, 2 45 mm (1.8 in) salute guns
currently: noneORP Gryf (Wodnik class) is a Polish schoolship of the Polish Navy, a third vessel to bear that name. She is named after the notable Polish WWII minelayer. Built in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk as a sister ship of school ship.
Prior to the Gulf War she was refurbished in Gdynia and became a hospital ship. In that role she was sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in the conflict. Currently she serves as a base ship and harbour-locked naval school of the Polish Navy.
Categories:- Naval ships of Poland
- School ships
- 1976 ships
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