ORP Gryf (Wodnik class)
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- For other warships of the Polish Navy to bear that name see: ORP Gryf (disambiguation)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered | 1975 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched: | 1976 |
| Commissioned | 1976 |
| Decommissioned | in service |
| Fate | converted to base ship |
| Current position | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | standard: 1489t full: 1745t tons |
| Length | 72.24 m |
| Beam | 11.99 m |
| Draft | 4.1 m |
| Speed | 16.8 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 56 + 100 |
| Armament | before 1990: 2 double AK-230 30 mm guns, 2 double ZU-23-2M 23 mm guns, 2 45 mm salute guns currently: none |
ORP Gryf (Wodnik class) is a Polish schoolship of the Polish Navy, a third vessel to bear that name. She is named after the notable Polish WWII minelayer. Built in Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk as a sister ship of ORP Wodnik, in 1976 she replaced the previous ORP Gryf in her role of a school ship.
Prior to the Gulf War she was refurbished in Gdynia and became a hospital ship. In that role she was sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in the conflict. Currently she serves as a base ship and harbour-locked naval school of the Polish Navy.
