ORP Sokół (2002)

ORP Sokół, formerly HNoMS Stord, is one of four Kobben-class submarines of the Polish Navy. The vessel was built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden, Germany (known there as the Type 207) for the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Stord. The vessel served with the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1967 until it was given to Poland in 2002. Sokół was modified in Gdańsk after the handover. The ship was decommissioned on June 8, 2018[1]. In the same year, he joined the program about converting a ship into a museum ship. In July 2020, work began on the unit in order to prepare it for museum functions[2].

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Sokół and HNoMS Stord.

ORP Sokół, KNM Stord
History
Poland, Norway
Ordered:	1964
Builder:	Nordseewerke
Laid down:	1 April 1966
Launched:	2 September 1966
Completed:	14 February 1967
Commissioned:	RNoN: 1967 PN: July 4, 2002
Decommissioned:	RNoN: 2002 PN: June 8, 2018
Renamed:	2002
Homeport:	Gdynia
Status:	Rebuilt into a museum ship
General characteristics
Displacement:	435 tons surfaced 485 tons submerged
Length:	45.2 m
Beam:	4.9 m
Draught:	4.7 m
Speed:	12 knots surfaced 18 knots submerged
Complement:	17 men
Armament:	8 x 533mm torpedo tubes

References

1. REL, AL /. "Ostatnie opuszczenie bandery na ORP Sokół | PortalMorski.pl". www.portalmorski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
2. Zbiam (2020-07-30). "Dawny ORP Sokół trafił do muzeum". Wydawnictwo militarne ZBIAM (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-09.