| ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko | |
|---|---|
 ORP Gen. T. Kościuszko, Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates in the Polish Navy | |
| Career (Poland) |  |
| Name: | ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko |
| Namesake: | Tadeusz Kościuszko |
| Ordered: | 27 February 1976 |
| Laid down: | 13 July 1977 |
| Launched: | 29 July 1978 |
| Commissioned: | 25 June 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3650 |
| Length: | 135.6 m |
| Beam: | 13.7 m |
| Draft: | 5.7 m |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h/33 mph) |
| Complement: | 17 officers, 198 enlisted |
| Armament: |
2 × double tube Anti-Submarine Torpedo mounts 1 × 76 mm Rapid Fire Dual Purpose Gun 1 × Vulcan Phalanx system 1 × Guided missile launching systems with Standard Surface-to-Air Missiles, Boeing Harpoon Surface-to-Surface Missiles |
| Aircraft carried: | ASW Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite class |
The ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko (Pendant 273), the former USS Wadsworth (FFG-9), is one of two Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates in the Polish Navy. It is named for Tadeusz Kościuszko, an American Revolutionary War hero and hero of Poland's struggle for independence. ORP Kościuszko is homeported in Gdynia Oksywie, and has participated in numerous NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea.
See also
External links
- NavySite.de
- Polish Navy official site about Perry class (in English)
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