ORP Piorun (1994)

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

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Piorun.

ORP Piorun
History
Poland
Name:	ORP Piorun
Namesake:	ORP Orkan, named in turn for lightning
Laid down:	1989
Launched:	1994
Completed:	1994
Commissioned:	1994
Identification:	MMSI number: 261298000 Callsign: SNWI
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 conteners with RBS-15 anti-ship missiles 1 AK–176 M 76.2 mm (3.00 in) gun 1 AK-630 M 30 mm (1.2 in) AA gun 1 Strzała-2M AA missiles launcher[3] 2 WKM-B 12,7mm machine guns

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 1994 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 2016.