Orkan-class fast attack craft
The Orkan class or projekt 660 (NATO code: Sassnitz class) is series of three fast attack craft of the Polish Navy, in service since 1992.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | |
| Operators |  Polish Navy |
| In service | 1992–present |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 369 tonnes |
| Length | 48.90 m (160 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 diesel M520 engines 3,970 kW (5,320 hp) each |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 km (1,600 nmi) |
| Complement | 33 |
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| Armament |
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History
The original project was prepared by the German Democratic Republic for its navy and was named Project 660, it also received the NATO reporting name "Sassnitz". After the Unification of Germany the unfinished hulls were bought by the Polish Navy from VEB Peenewerft shipyard in Wolgast and successfully completed by Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk.
In 2006, Ministry of Defence ordered 36 RBS-15 Mk 3 anti-ship missiles to equip the ships. Since 2007, they carried RBS-15 Mk 2 missiles as interim armament.[1] RBS-15 Mk 3 missiles were first deployed in 2014.[2] Since 2015 Orkan[3] and Piorun underwent a 19-month, mid-life refit.[4]
List of ships
| Pennant number |
Name | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|
| 421 | Orkan | 18 September 1992 |
| 422 | Piorun | 11 March 1994 |
| 423 | Grom | 28 April 1995 |
The lead ship of the class is named Orkan (Polish: Hurricane), while other two ships are Piorun (Polish: Thunderbolt) and Grom (Polish: Thunderclap). Piorun and Grom were famous Polish destroyers of the Second World War. Orkan was to have been the first destroyer constructed in Poland, but her construction was interrupted by the start of the World War II.
Gallery
Orkan before modernisation
Piorun
Grom in 2008 armed with 8 RBS-15 Mk2.JPG.webp)
Grom in 2011, armed with 4 RBS-15 Mk2
Citations
- Umowa na dostawę rakiet SAAB RBS 15 Mk3 dla Marynarki Wojennej. 18 October 2006 (in Polish).
- Dłuższe ręce MW. 21 January 2015 (in Polish)
- "Dwa lata na remont ORP Orkan, potem modernizacja".
- "Nauta wyremontuje ORP Piorun".
References
- "okręty rakietowe projektu 660, typu Orkan (NATO: Sassnitz)." (in Polish). Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2011.