ORP Orkan (1990)

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NameORP Orkan
Namesake ORP Orkan (G90), named in turn for European windstorm
Laid down1989
Launched29 September 1990
Completed1992
Commissioned1992
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and type Orkan-class fast attack craft
Displacement369 tonnes (363 long tons; 407 short tons) [1]
Length48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
Draft2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Propulsion3 × M520 diesel engines 3 shafts, 3,970 kW (5,320 hp) [2]
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,620 nmi (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) [2]
Complement33
Armament

ORP Orkan is an Orkan-class fast attack craft and sister ship of Grom and Piorun.

The original project was prepared by the German Democratic Republic for its navy and was named Project 660 (Sassnitz class in NATO code [3] ). After the Unification of Germany the unfinished hulls were bought by the Polish Navy from VEB Peenewerft shipyard in Wolgast and successfully completed in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk. [2]

After its completion in 1992 the ship was incorporated into the 31st Rocket Warships Squadron, 3rd Ship Flotilla.

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References

  1. "Okręty rakietowe typu Orkan (projektu 660)" (in Polish). Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Orkan Class Fast Attack Craft, Poland". The Global Naval Surface Combatants and Warfare Systems Market 2011-2021. Net Resources International. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "ORKAN type". Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2012.