- ORP Orzeł (1986)
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For other ships of the same name, see ORP Orzeł.
Orzeł in 2010Career (Poland) 
Name: ORP Orzeł Commissioned: April 29, 1986 Homeport: Gdynia Status: In service Badge: 
General characteristics Class and type: Kilo-class submarine Displacement: 2,460 t., surfaced
3,180 t., submergedLength: 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in) Beam: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) Draft: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), surfaced
17 knots (31 km/h/20 mph), submergedComplement: 60 Armament: 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes for guided electric TEST-71 torpedoes, guided 53-65K oxygen-propelled torpedoes
32 naval minesORP Orzeł is a Polish Navy 'Project 877E' (Kilo-class) submarine. She is the third Polish submarine to bear the name Orzeł.
The boat was built by the Shipyard Krasnoe Sormovo in Gorky[1] and was commissioned on 29 April 1986 at Riga. On 13 June of the same year Orzeł was transferred to Gdynia where was named on 21 June. The submarine was assigned to the 3rd Flotilla based in Gdynia.
References
- ^ (Russian) Б-351, 291 "Orzel" at www.deepstorm.ru
Categories:- Kilo class submarines of the Polish Navy
- Ships built in the Soviet Union
- 1986 ships
- Active submarines of Poland
- Poland–Soviet Union relations
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