ORP Bielik (Kobben class)
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| Image:ORP Bielik 7 powbiel 2.jpg ORP Bielik | |
| Career | 
|
|---|---|
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned | RNON 1967 PN 2002 |
| Decommissioned | |
| Fate | in service |
| Current position | Gdynia |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | |
| surfaced | 435 tons |
| submerged | 485 tons |
| Length | 45,2 m |
| Beam | 4,9 m |
| Draft | 4,7 m |
| Speed | |
| surfaced | knots ( km/h) |
| submerged | 18 knots ( km/h) |
| Complement | 17 men |
| Armament | 8 x 533mm torpedo tubes |
ORP Bielik is one of four Kobben class submarines in service with the Polish Navy. The vessel and its sister ships were built in the period 1964 - 67 by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden, Germany for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The Kobben class submarines were gifted to Poland in the 2002-2004 period after having been replaced by Ula class submarines in Norway. Before entering active Polish service the boat was modified in Gdansk.
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