Kormoran 2-class minehunter

ORP Kormoran
Class overview
BuildersRemontowa Shipbuilding SA
OperatorsMarynarka Wojenna
Planned6
Building2
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeMinehunter
Displacement850 tons
Length58.5 m (191 ft 11 in) [1]
Beam10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[1]
Draft2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)[1]
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Complement44[1]
ArmamentTemporarily: *1 × ZU-23-2MR (two 23 mm guns and two Grom missiles) - first unit, to be replaced with the OSU-35K system at the next major renovation, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns[citation needed] Final: *1 × OSU-35K 35 mm weapon station, Grom MANPADS, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns[citation needed]

Kormoran II (Cormorant class) - officially project 258, mine hunting type of vessels in building for the Polish Navy. The 2011 Defense Budget included a single vessel of this class.[citation needed] It was launched on 4 September 2015 and was predicted to enter service late 2016. Two more ships have been planned. Ships are built by Remontowa Shipbuilding Gdańsk and Naval Shipyard Gdynia consortium.[2] It will be armed with a 35mm OSU-35K naval weapon station.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Altair: RAPORT BME DAILY 1 p. 12-15. (pl/en)
  2. ^ Altair: Konsorcjum budowy Kormorana 2. (pl)
  3. ^ Altair: Armata dla Kormorana 2. (pl)