Summary
ORP General Haller was a Filin-class guard ship[1] originally built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was later acquired by the Polish Navy and served until sunk during the Invasion of Poland on 6 September 1939.
 ORP General Haller (model)
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| History | |
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 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Vodorez |
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| Launched | 1916 |
| Fate | Sold to Poland, 1921 |
 Poland | |
| Name | ORP General Haller |
| Namesake | Józef Haller |
| Acquired | 1921 |
| Fate | Sunk, 6 September 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Filin-class guard ship |
| Displacement | 342 tons |
| Length | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Complement | 60 |
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History edit
General Haller was built at Ab Crichton in Turku, Finland, for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was bought by the Polish Navy in 1921 and subsequently served as a school ship and minelayer. In Poland, she was classified as kanonierka (gunboat).
On 1 September 1939, under the command of Captain Stanisław Mieszkowski, General Haller was patrolling the port of Gdynia, where she was damaged in air attacks. On 2 September, the gunboat was sent to the naval port at Hel. There she was turned into a floating battery, until on 3 September, after major bomb damage, all the guns were stripped and added to the defences on land. She was left floating until she was sunk on 6 September.
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