ORP Grom (1995)

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

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Grom.
ORP Grom
History
Poland
Name: ORP Grom
Namesake: ORP Grom, from the Polish word for thunderclap
Laid down: 1989
Launched: 1994
Completed: 1994
Commissioned: 1995
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Displacement: 369 tonnes[1]
Length: 48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
Draft: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:

3 x M520 diesel engines

3 shafts, 3,970 kilowatts (5,320 hp) [2]
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range: 1,620 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) [2]
Complement: 33
Armament:
  • 8 RBS-15 anti-ship missiles (Often times, only 4 are carried)
  • 1 AK–176 M 76.2 mm (3.00 in) gun
  • 1 AK-630 M 30 mm (1.2 in) AA gun
  • 1 Polish made Strzała-2M AA missiles launcher[3]

The ship was the result of a construction project undertaken by the German Democratic Republic for its navy, 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 completed in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk.[2]

After its completion in 1995 the ship was incorporated into the 31st Rocket Warships Squadron, 3rd Ship Flotilla.

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. "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. "ORKAN type". Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2012.


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