ORP Grom (1995)

For other ships of the same name, see ORP Grom.
ORP Grom
History
Poland
Name: ORP Grom
Namesake: ORP Grom, from the Polish word for thunderclap
Laid down: 1989
Launched: 1994
Completed: 1994
Commissioned: 1995
Status: In service
General characteristics
Displacement: 369 tonnes[1]
Length: 48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
Draft: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:

3 x M520 diesel engines

3 shafts, 3,970 kilowatts (5,320 hp) [2]
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range: 1,620 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) [2]
Complement: 33
Armament:
  • RBS-15 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 AK–176 M 76.2 mm (3.00 in) gun
  • 1 AK-630 M 30 mm (1.2 in) AA gun
  • 1 Polish made Strzała-2M AA missiles launcher[3]

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

The ship was the result of a construction project undertaken by the German Democratic Republic for its navy, 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 completed in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk.[2]

After its completion in 1995 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. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "ORKAN type". Polish Navy. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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