ORP Orzeł (1938)

ORP Orzeł was an Orzeł class submarine of the Polish Navy that served during World War II.

ORP Orzeł arrives in the port of Gdynia
History
Poland
NameORP Orzeł
NamesakeEagle
BuilderDe Schelde, Netherlands
Laid down14 August 1936
Launched15 January 1938
Commissioned2 February 1939
Decommissioned11 June 1940
FateMissing, presumed sunk
General characteristics
Class & typeOrzeł-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,110, surfaced
  • 1,473, submerged
Length84.00 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draught4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
Speed
  • 19.4 knots (35.9 km/h; 22.3 mph), surfaced
  • 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph), submerged
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors wz.25 105 mm (4.1 in) gun
  • 1 × double Bofors wz.36 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun
  • 1 × Hotchkiss 13.2 mm (0.52 in) HMG
  • 12 × 533 mm (21.0 in) / 550 mm (22 in) torpedo launchers (4 aft, 4 rudder, 4 waist)
  • 20 torpedoes
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