ORP Kaszub (1987)

For other ships of the same name, see ORP Kaszub.

Kaszub

Kaszub - view from astern

Kaszub firing an RBU-6000 rocket

ORP Kaszub is a corvette of the Polish Navy, in service since 1987,^[1] the sole ship of the Project 620 class. She was the first ocean-going warship built in Poland. As of 2009 she is in active service.^[2]

The work on her design began in 1971, but the construction of the first ship started only in 1984. It entered service in 1987. Originally it was planned to build 7 ships of this class, but in the end only one was constructed.

Specifications ^[1]

• Displacement: 1183 tons
• Length: 82,34 m
• Maximum speed: 26 knots
• Weapons:
  • 1 AK-176 76 mm gun
  • 3 twin 23 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 2 Strela 2 launchers (short range SAM)
  • 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 2 twin 533 mm torpedo tubes

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Data from official Polish Navy website
2. ^ The Military Balance 2008,International Institute for Strategic Studies. [1]