ORP Bielik (Kobben class) | |
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![]() ORP Bielik | |
Career (Poland) | ![]() ![]() |
Name: | ORP Bielik |
Commissioned: | 2002 |
Homeport: | Gdynia |
Status: | Active in service |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: |
435 surfaced 485 submerged |
Length: | 45.2 m (148 ft 4 in) |
Beam: | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h/21 mph), submerged |
Complement: | 17 |
Armament: | 8 x 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes |
ORP Bielik, formerly HNoMS Svenner (S309), is one of four Kobben-class submarines in service with the Polish Navy. The vessel and its sister ships were built in the period 1964 - 67 by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden, West Germany for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The Kobben class submarines were gifted to Poland in the 2002-2004 period after having been replaced by Ula class submarines in Norway. Before entering active Polish service the boat was modified in Gdańsk.
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