ORP Gryf (1976)

ORP Gryf (Wodnik class) is a Polish schoolship of the Polish Navy, the third vessel to bear that name. She is named after the notable Polish WWII minelayer. Built in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk as a sister ship of ORP Wodnik, in 1976 she replaced the previous ORP Gryf in her role of a school ship.

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Gryf.
History
Poland
NameORP Gryf
Ordered1975
Builder
Launched1976
Commissioned1976
DecommissionedMay 31, 2005
Fateconverted to base ship
General characteristics
Class and typeWodnik class
Displacement
  • standard: 1489t
  • full: 1745t
Length72.24 m (237 ft 0 in)
Beam11.99 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Speed16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Complement56 + 100
Armament
  • before 1990: 2 double AK-230 30 mm (1.2 in) guns, 2 double ZU-23-2 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 mm (0.91 in) guns, 2 45 mm (1.8 in) salute guns
  • currently: none

Prior to the Gulf War she was refurbished in Gdynia and became a hospital ship. In that role she was sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in the conflict. Currently she serves as a base ship and harbour-locked naval school of the Polish Navy.

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