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ORP Sokół (2002)

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ORP Sokół, KNM Stord
History
Poland, Norway
Ordered1964
BuilderNordseewerke
Laid down1 April 1966
Launched2 September 1966
Completed14 February 1967
Commissioned
DecommissionedRNoN: 2002 PN: 8 June 2018
Out of service2018
Renamed2002
HomeportGdynia
StatusRebuilt into a museum ship
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 435 tons surfaced
  • 485 tons submerged
Length45.2 m
Beam4.9 m
Draught4.7 m
Speed
  • 12 knots surfaced
  • 18 knots submerged
Complement17 men
Armament8 x 533mm torpedo tubes

ORP Sokół, formerly HNoMS Stord, is one of four Kobben-class submarines of the Polish Navy. The vessel was built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden, Germany (known there as the Type 207) for the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Stord. The vessel served with the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1967 until it was given to Poland in 2002. Sokół was modified in Gdańsk after the handover. The ship was decommissioned on 8 June 2018.[1] In the same year, she joined the program about converting a ship into a museum ship. In July 2020, work began on the unit in order to prepare it for museum functions.[2]

In November 2023, Sokół was moved to the Naval Museum in Gdynia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ REL, AL /. "Ostatnie opuszczenie bandery na ORP Sokół | PortalMorski.pl". www.portalmorski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. ^ Zbiam (2020-07-30). "Dawny ORP Sokół trafił do muzeum". Wydawnictwo militarne ZBIAM (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. ^ Poland Daily24 (2023-11-20). "Historic Submarine "Sokół" Begins Journey to Maritime Museum". Poland Daily 24. Retrieved 2023-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)