Wicher, the lead ship of her class
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History | |
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Poland | |
Name | ORP Wicher |
Namesake | Polish: Gale |
Ordered | 2 April 1926 |
Builder | Chantiers Navals Français, Blainville-sur-Orne, Caen |
Laid down | 19 February 1927 |
Launched | 10 July 1928 |
Commissioned | 8 July 1930 |
Fate | Sunk 3 September 1939 |
Notes | 54°36′N 18°46′E / 54.600°N 18.767°E (remnants) |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wicher-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 106.9 m (351 ft) |
Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
Speed | 33.8 knots (62.6 km/h) |
Complement | 162 |
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ORP Wicher, the lead ship of the Wicher class, was a Polish Navy destroyer. She saw combat in the Invasion of Poland, which began World War II in Europe. She was the flagship of the Polish Navy, sunk by German bombers on 3 September 1939.[1]