ORP Sęp (1938)

ORP Sęp in Sweden 1939.
History
Poland
NameORP Sęp
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Yard numberRDM-196
Laid downNovember 1936
Launched17 October 1938
Commissioned16 April 1939
Decommissioned15 September 1969
FateScrapped in 1972
General characteristics
Class & typeOrzeł-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,100 t., surfaced
  • 1,437 t., submerged
Length84 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Speed
  • 19.4 knots (35.9 km/h; 22.3 mph), surfaced
  • 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h; 10.4 mph), submerged
Complement50-53
Armament
  • 1 × 105 mm (4.1 in)
  • 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes

ORP Sęp was an Orzeł-class submarine serving in the Polish Navy during World War II. In Polish her name means Vulture.

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