ORP Orzeł (1986)

ORP Orzeł (291) is a Polish Navy 'Project 877E' (Kilo-class) submarine. She is the third Polish submarine to bear the name Orzeł (Eagle).

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Orzeł.
Orzeł in 2010
History
Poland
NameORP Orzeł
Commissioned29 April 1986
HomeportGdynia
Identification291
StatusIn service
BadgeThe emblem of ORP Orzeł
General characteristics
Class and typeKilo-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,460 t surfaced
  • 3,180 t submerged
Length72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draught14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Complement60
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes for guided electric TEST-71 torpedoes, guided 53-65K oxygen-propelled torpedoes
  • 32 naval mines

The boat was built by the Shipyard Krasnoe Sormovo in Gorky[1] and was commissioned on 29 April 1986 at Riga. On 13 June of the same year Orzeł was transferred to Gdynia where she was named on 21 June. The submarine was assigned to the 3rd Flotilla based in Gdynia. It is currently the oldest Kilo-class submarine in active service.

References
  1. (in Russian) Б-351, 291 "Orzel" at www.deepstorm.ru
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