ORP Heweliusz

History
Poland
Name	ORP Heweliusz
Builder	Northern Shipyard, Gdańsk
Laid down	11 March 1981
Launched	11 September 1981
Commissioned	27 November 1982
Identification	MMSI number: 261247000 Callsign: SPWC
Status	Active as of 2018
General characteristics
Class & type	Modified Finik class
Length	61.6 m (202 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 engines Cegielski-Sulzer 6AL25/30 diesels, 1920 hp each 2 auxiliary motors, 204 hp each 2 shafts bow thruster
Speed	13.7 knots (25.4 km/h; 15.8 mph)
Complement	49
Armament	none

ORP Heweliusz is a survey ship of the Polish Navy of the Projekt 874 class, known as modified Finik class in NATO code. She was launched on 11 September 1981 and commissioned on 27 November 1982. ^[1]

The sister ship of ORP Arctowski is named after the astronomer Johannes Hevelius (Polish : Jan Heweliusz).

See also

• MS Jan Heweliusz

References

1. "ORP Heweliusz, ORP Arctowski". Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2013-04-28.