Summary
ORP Kaszub is a corvette of the Polish Navy, in service since 1987,[3] the sole ship of the Project 620 class. She was the first ocean-going warship built in Poland. As of 2012 she is in active service.[4]
 ORP Kaszub in Gdynia on 26 May 2018
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| Name | ORP Kaszub |
| Builder | Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk |
| Laid down | 9 June 1984 |
| Launched | 11 May 1986 |
| Commissioned | 15 March 1987 |
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| Status | In active service |
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| Length | 82.34 m (270 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
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| Propulsion | CODAD, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 27 kn (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range | 3,500 mi (3,000 nmi; 5,600 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 67 |
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Construction and career edit
The work on her design began in 1971,[citation needed] but the construction of the first ship started only in 1984, being laid down at Stocznia Północna (Northern Shipyard), Gdańsk on 9 June 1984. Kaszub was launched on 11 May 1986,[1] but was found to have a warped hull and propeller shafts, which required repair.[2] When the ship was commissioned on 15 March 1987,[1] Kaszub was not fitted with much of the planned armament, with a 9K33 Osa (NATO codename SA-N-4 Gecko) surface-to-air missile launcher being omitted because of its unreliability on small, high speed ships, while the ship's main gun armament was absent because of stability problems.[5] Originally it was planned to build 7 ships of this class, but in the end only one was constructed.[5]
At first, Kaszub saw little operational use, being loaned to the Polish Border guard from 1990 to January 1991. In September 1991, the ship was fitted with an AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun turret forward.[2]
In October 2016 AM-35 Tryton, turret system with single 35mm Oerlikon gun was mounted, tested and officially certified 19 December 2018.
Citations edit
- ^ a b c Saunders 2002, p. 540.
- ^ a b c Baker 1998, pp. 604–605.
- ^ "Data from official Polish Navy website". Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ The Military Balance 2008,International Institute for Strategic Studies. [1] Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 312.
References edit
- Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Saunders, Stephen (2002). Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710624328.
External links edit
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