- ORP Poznań
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ORP Poznań during BALTOPS 2004Career (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 tubesORP 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.
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Categories:- Mine warfare vessels of the Polish Navy
- Polish Navy ship names
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