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	ORP Burza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ORP Burza was a Polish destroyer of the Wicher class which saw action in World War II.
		ORP Burza was ordered on April 2, 1926 from the French shipyard Chantiers Naval Francais together with sister ship ORP Wicher.
		In 1944, ORP Burza became a schoolship, and in 1945 she became a base for a Polish submarines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ORP_Burza (312 words)

	ORP Wicher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ORP Wicher was a name of two destroyers of the Polish Navy :
		ORP Wicher commissioned in 1930 and sunk during the Polish Defence War of 1939
		ORP Wicher commissioned from the Soviet Union in 1958 and scrapped in 1974
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ORP_Wicher (108 words)

	ORP Gryf
		After this, Polish Naval Command decided that ORP Gryf and ORP Wicher will be a floating batteries staying in harbour of Hel, Poland.
		On September 3, 1939, in the morning ORP Gryf and ORP Wicher were attacked by two German destroyers: Leberecht Maas and Wolfgang Zenker.
		ORP Gryf is currently a base ship, and is also used as a schoolship.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/ORP_Gryf (366 words)

	Encyclopedia: Polish Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Polish submarine ORP Orzeł Photo published in a book: Witold Supiński, Ludwik Błaszczyk: Okręty wojenne 1900-1966, Wydawnictwo MON, Warsaw 1967 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
		The ORP Kosciuszko (Pendent 273), former USS Wadsworth (FFG-9) is one of two Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigates in the Polish Navy.
		The ORP Orzel, a Polish submarine of the Kilo class Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a type of military diesel-electric submarines that are made in Russia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Polish-Navy (3717 words)

	:: Kampania Wrze¶niowa 1939 :: Opis uzbrojenia Armii Polskiej - marynarka wojenna :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Niszczyciel (kontrtorpedowiec) ORP "Wicher" by³ jednym z czterech posiadanych przez Polskê we wrze¶niu okrêtów tej klasy, ale jako jedyny wzi±³ udzia³ w obronie polskiego wybrze¿a.
		ORP "Ry¶" odniós³ uszkodzenia, zawin±³ na Hel, gdzie zosta³ naprawiony i 7 wrze¶nia opu¶ci³ port.
		Genera³ Haller", ORP "Komendant Pi³sudski", hulk mieszkalny ORP "Ba³tyk", okrêt hydrograficzny ORP "Pomorzanin", okrêty-bazy ORP "Gdynia" i "Gdañsk", torpedowa stacja p³ywaj±ca "Oksywie", okrêt-baza nurków "Nurek", holowniki "Smok", "Lech", "Sokó³", "Mistrz", "Kaper", "¯eglarz", "Krakus", "Wanda".
	www.kampania.digimer.pl /u_pl_mar.htm (473 words)

	Polish Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the 1920's and 1930's the Polish Navy underwent a modernisation program under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Jerzy Świrski; (Chief of Naval Staff) and Rear-Admiral Józef Unrug (CO of the Fleet).
		By Sept 1939 the navy consisted of 5 Submarines : ORP Orzeł ( Eagle), Sęp ( Vulture), Wilk ( Wolf), Ryś ( Lynx) & Żbik ( Wildcat), 4 destroyers : ORP Blyskawica ( Lightning), Burza ( Storm), Grom ( Thunder), Wicher ( Wind) and a big minelayer Gryf ( Griffon).
		The traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy is ORP - "the Ship of the Polish Republic".
	www.t131.greatnet.de /encyclopedia/p/po/polish_navy_1.html (259 words)

	Encyclopedia: Polish Defence War of 1939 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ORP Wicher, a destroyer, sunk by German bombers near Hel
		ORP Mewa, Jaskółka, Rybitwa, Czajka, Żuraw, Czapla - 6 small minesweepers.
		ORP Mewa, Jaskółka and Czapla were sunk by German bombers near hel and Oksywie, others have been captured and salvaged by Germans.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Polish-Defence-War-of-1939 (3391 words)

	Polish Navy. Who is Polish Navy? What is Polish Navy? Where is Polish Navy? Definition of Polish Navy. Meaning of ...
		In the 1920's and 1930's the Polish Navy underwent a modernisation program under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Swirski (Chief of Naval Staff) and Rear-Admiral Jozef Unrug (CO of the Fleet).
		By Sept 1939 the navy consisted of 5 Submarines ( ORP Orzel, Sep, Wilk, Rys & Zbik), 5 Destroyers ( ORP Blyskawica, Burza, Grom, Wicher & Gryf).
		During WW2, the navy consisted of the 2 cruisers and great number of smaller ships, including 3 destroyers and 2 submarines, that get out of the Baltic sea in 1939.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Polish_Navy (178 words)

	Project "ORP Wicher" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The destroyer ORP "Wicher" was built in 1930 by in French shipyard - Chantiers Naval Francis, Blainville.
		It was presenting along with her sister ship ORP "Burza", the main part of Polish fleet in thirtieth years last century.
		ORP "Wicher" has reversed and sunk in port basin.
	www.glasspalace.fi /services2.html (316 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer ORP Wicher of the Wicher class
		There was excellent opportunity for gun or torpedo attack but the Wicher didn't open fire, because she was ordered to attack only when the enemy spots the Gryf (which stayed in harbor!).
		Wicher shot down an enemy aircraft which was trying to atack a fishing vessel.
		Wicher was hit by four bombs (two 250 kg and two 50 kg) and sank.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship.html?ID=5427 (363 words)

	Taktyka i Strategia - Militarny Magazyn Historyczny
		Na dno posz³a tak¿e kanonierka ORP "Genera³ Haller" oraz tra³owiec ORP "Mewa".
		ORP "Orze³", bezprawnie internowany w Tallinie, ucieka z portu i kontynuuje patrolowanie Ba³tyku.
		ORP "Orze³" skazany zosta³ na patrolowanie zachodniej czê¶ci Zatoki Gdañskiej, której g³êboko¶æ wzrasta powy¿ej 50 m tylko w rejonie Helu.
	www.taktykaistrategia.pl /?topic=wydanegry&content=wybrzeze1939 (4467 words)

	Encyclopedia: ORP Burza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining.
		The ORP Błyskawica is a Polish destroyer, currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia.
		For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Grom see: ORP Grom (disambiguation) ORP Grom was a name of a Polish Navy destroyer during World War II.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/ORP-Burza (750 words)

	StefanBatoryOceanLiner
		When it became clear to the Polish high command that war with Germany was inevitable, and that the Baltic would not be a safe place for its small navy, in May 1939 ISKRA, with a complement of officer cadets, was sent out into the outer seas on an extended training cruise.
		Od 27 maja 1937 roku przez trzynascie miesiecy byl zastepca dowódcy na ORP "Wilia".
		30 czerwca 1945 rozpoczal sluzbe na ORP "Conrad", a 10 lipca objal dowodzenie tym okretem.
	stefanbatoryoceanliner.homestead.com /NaleczTyminskiORPSlazak.html (2633 words)

	polwysep.wczasy.com - Nadmorski Serwis Turystyczny ! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jednym z najczê¶ciej penetrowanych przez nurków obiektem jest ORP Wicher.
		Jednak ORP Wicher to nie tylko kawa³ki blach, które spoczê³y tu¿ przy falochronie portu wojennego na Helu, lecz równie¿ jego historia, krótka i heroiczna, tak jak heroiczna by³a walka z przewa¿aj±cymi si³ami przeciwnika, który uderzy³ 1 wrze¶nia 1939 roku.
		Wicher, trafiony czterema bombami, zaton±³ 3 wrze¶nia w porcie wojennym na Helu.
	maszop.w.interia.pl /nurkowanie.html (350 words)

	ORP Blyskawica
		ORP Blyskawica was one of two British designed and built destroyer leaders delivered to Poland in the years immediately prior to the second world war.
		The only real problems in construction were some gaps in fitting the main deck aft to the hull, some sink marks in the sides of stowage boxes and some evidence of mould damage/deterioration which shows as slight depressions and streaks in the hull sides.
		I also have the Mirage kit of Wicher, and this is little short of superb, with some really excellent detail parts, guns, open lattice supports for platforms and an effective depiction of the hull plate strakes straight out of the box!
	smmlonline.com /articles/blyskawica/blyskawica.html (1315 words)

	CAPTAIN STEFAN WESOLOWSKI (1909-1987)
		However, neither this assignment nor the subsequent one on the destroyer ORP Wicher were successful since during the early, confusing aspects of the general mobilization both craft were by then fully crewed before his arrival.
		The ORP Blyskawica was damaged badly and among the many wounded in the battle for Narvik was Wesolowski who was ejected from his position at the antiaircraft gun turret by a bomb explosion.
		After being escorted to the captain's cabin by a marine guard, the Polish sailors from the ORP Blyskawica were shocked to discover that their former petty officer was the captain of the Ganandoc.
	www.poles.org /Wesol.html (6085 words)

	Navies in WWII - a PacGen help. - www.ezboard.com
		ORP Gryf - I have a problem with simulating this ship, originally the size (2520 tons) and strenght (6x 120mm guns) of a huge DD or a small CL, it was very slow (20 kn) and designed as a minelayer.
		ORP Dragon - use the PacGen British "Caledon" class.
		ORP Conrad - use the PacGen British "Caledon" class.
	p219.ezboard.com /fthearmorypacgenforumfrm2.showMessage?topicID=363.topic (1438 words)

	Komandor Pacewicz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After the start of WWII, Commander Pacewicz reaches the United Kingdom where he is assigned to the Headquarters of the Polish Navy in London.
		ORP "Ś l ą zak" - k wiecie ń 1942 - k wiecie ń 1944, m.
		The goal of operation " Husky " was the conquest of Sicily and the establishment of a beachhead for the invasion of the European Continent and Allied control of the Mediterranean basin.
	www.polishhome.org /FamPoles_Pacewicz.htm (2320 words)

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		ORP Burza was a Polish destroyer of the
		Chantiers Naval Francais together with sister ship ORP Wicher.
		ORP Błyskawica and ORP Grom were ordered to realize the Peking Plan, and the warships headed for Great Britain.
	thedrugwar.org /wiki/ORP_Burza (296 words)

	ORP Grom II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ORP Grom II ORP Grom II in the news
		ORP Grom was a Smielyi class destroyer, received by the Polish Navy from USSR in 1957.
		It served together with its sister ship ORP Wicher until 1973.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/ORP-Grom-II.htm (152 words)

	Wojna w Polsce - rok 1939 - Wikipedia
		OkoÅo godziny 18:00 niemieckie bombowce Ju-87 zaatakowaÅy stawiacz min ORP Gryf i 6 traÅowcÃ³w.
		Luftwaffe zatopiÅa dwa okrÄty polskie, zatonÄÅ stawiacz min - ORP Gryf i kontrtorpedowiec - ORP Wicher.
		W Bydgoszczy doszÅo do walk jednostek polskich z niemieckimi dywersantami wspomaganymi przez miejscowych NiemcÃ³w (m.in.
	pl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wojna_w_Polsce_-_rok_1939 (727 words)

	AJ-Press Military Publishing House On-Line \| Encyclopaedia of Warships 28
		A4 size, 112 pages, 207 bandw photos, 19 drawings, 3 inserts in A1 size.
		Monograph describes history of Polish destroyers - ORP Wicher and ORP Burza.
		One can learn more about their history, genesis and naval architecture.
	aj-press.home.pl /eow28_euro.htm (37 words)

	Polish Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the 1920's and 1930's the Polish Navy underwent a modernisation program under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Jerzy Świrski (Chief of Naval Staff) and Rear-Admiral JózefUnrug (CO of the Fleet).
		By Sept 1939 the navyconsisted of 5 Submarines : ORPOrzeł ( Eagle), Sęp ( Vulture), Wilk ( Wolf), Ryś ( Lynx) and Żbik ( Wildcat), 4 destroyers : ORP Blyskawica ( Lightning), Burza ( Storm), Grom ( Thunder), Wicher ( Wind) and a big minelayer Gryf ( Griffon).
		The Polish Navy fought alongside the allied navies, includingfighting against the Bismarck.
	www.therfcc.org /RFCC/polish-navy-171587.html (191 words)

	Polish Navy
		The Polish Navy has 149 ships and about fifteen thousand commissioned and enlisted personnel.
		The Polish Navy is the largest navy on the Baltic Sea.
		ORP Sokół Kobben Class submarine (still in Norwegian painting as S308 Stord), secound submarine is ORP Orzeł
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Polish_Navy (1346 words)

	ORP Grom II - Result for ORP Grom II - Meaning of ORP Grom II - Definition of ORP Grom II - Dictionary of Meaning - ...
		ORP Grom II - Result for ORP Grom II - Meaning of ORP Grom II - Definition of ORP Grom II - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net
		::''For other ships of the Polish Navy named '''ORP Grom''' see: ORP Grom (disambiguation) '' '''ORP Grom''' was a Smielyi class destroyer Smielyi class destroyer, received by the Polish Navy from USSR in 1957.
		It served together with its sister ship ORP Wicher II ORP Wicher until 1973.
	www.mauspfeil.net /ORP_Grom%20II.html (152 words)

	Polish contribution to World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At various stages of the war, the Polish Navy comprised 2 cruisers and a large number of smaller ships, including 3 destroyers and 2 submarines that had left the Baltic Sea in late August 1939.
		ORP Ouragan ( Hurricane, also known in some Polish sources as Huragan) ( Bourrasque class)
		The above list does not include a number of minor ships, transports, merchant-marine auxiliary vessels, and patrol boats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II (2231 words)

	POLISH NAVY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		O.R.P. Build by shipyard Muller,Foxhol-Holland in 1917 /ex-Vlissingen/,bought in Scotland /ex-St.Blanc/ in 1926 and rebuilt at Gdansk for Polish Navy 1928.
		O.R.P. The Air attack on Hel took place the same day: a group of about 30 dive-bombers met with heavy anti-aircraft fire and only small damages were incurred.
		All vessels returned to the Hel roadstead except destroyer WICHER engaged in patrol duty of the southern part of Gulf of Gdansk.
	republika.pl /zweglarz (14008 words)

	Mirage Hobby - Warships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The outbreak of war resulted in these unfinished ships being impressed by the Imperial German Navy and redesignated from the original Z1-4 to V105-108.
		Thus the four small vessels, intended to be Dutch, turned German during WWI and two of them ended up in the Polish navy after the war as ORP Mazur and ORP Kaszub.
		Corvette "Tarantul" class was designed in early seventies by CMKB "Almaz" (USSR) to replace in service "Osa" class ships.
	www.mirage-hobby.com.pl /okrety_en.html (153 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Newfoundland Constabulary seizes the SS Christopher V. Doornum, a German freighter anchored at Botwood, as a prize of war 1939 - HMS Ajax intercepts German freighter SS Olinda, outward bound from Montevideo, off the River Plate.
		Not having a prize crew available to seize the enemy merchantman, HMS Ajax shells and sinks her 1940 - Hitler postpones the invasion of Britain, scheduled for 15 September, to 21 September, but issues Operational orders 1940 - While escorting a convoy, destroyer ORP Blyscawica observed a periscope and attacked a U-boat with depth charges.
		She was raised shortly afterwards and put into commission as a training boat.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/september/03Sep.txt (726 words)

	3 September 1939
		In the face of Luftwaffe air superiority at Nowy Targ light bombers of the 31st Squadron attack and destroy a German motor transport column.
		German Stuka divebombers sink Polish minelayer Gryf, destroyer Wicher and several other small craft at Hela.
		Submarine ORP Rys set a mine barrier (20 mines) 10 miles east from the tip of Hel Peninsula.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1939/09/03.htm (1825 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer ORP Wicher of the Wicher class
		Wicher's crew claimed her as cruiser, but this was impossible, because German crusiers were positioned in a different area.
		Wicher took part in naval combat off Hela.
		Later that day Hela was attacked by German Ju-87 (Stuka) dive bombers.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/5427.html (363 words)

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