ORP Piorun (1990)

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Piorun.
ORP Piorun
History
Poland
NameORP Piorun
NamesakeORP Piorun (G65), named in turn for lightning
Laid down1989
Launched19 October 1990
Completed1994
Commissioned1994
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeOrkan-class fast attack craft
Displacement369 t (363 long tons)[1]
Length48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
Draft2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Propulsion3 x M520 diesel engines 3 shafts, 3,970 kilowatts (5,320 hp)[2]
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,620 nmi (3,000 km; 1,860 mi)[2]
Complement33
Armament
  • 8 × canister-mounted RBS-15 Mk 3 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × AK-176M 76.2 mm (3.00 in) naval gun
  • 1 × AK-630M 30 mm (1.2 in) CIWS
  • 1 × Strzała-2M anti-air missile launcher[3]
  • 2 × WKM-B 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns

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

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "ORKAN type". Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2016.


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