Kormoran 2-class minehunter

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. 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 35 mm KDA anti-aircraft cannon.[3]

Class overview
Builders: Remontowa Shipbuilding SA
Operators: Marynarka Wojenna
Planned: 6
Active: 1
General characteristics
Type: Minehunter
Displacement: 850 tons
Length: 58.5 m (192 ft) [1]
Beam: 10.3 m (34 ft)[1]
Draft: 2.7 m (8.9 ft)[1]
Propulsion:
Speed: 15 knots
Range: 2500 Nm
Complement: 44[1]
Armament:

Temporarily: *1 × ZU-23-2MR (two 23 mm guns and two PPZR Grom missile) - first unit, to be replaced with a TRYTON System at the next major renovation, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns

Finally *1 × Oerlikon KDA 35mm TRYTON Naval Gun System, PPZR Grom Grom AA missile system, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns

Construction

Project 258 vessels are 58.5 m long and 10.3 m wide. The draft is 2.7 meters and the displacement is 830 tons. Contrary to previous construction concepts of this type, the hull was made of non-magnetic steel instead of plastic. The advantage of the steel hull was, among other things, lower operating costs and higher fire resistance. The hull itself is divided into 33 sections. The ship's superstructure has two floors in the fore section and one floor in the stern. The main deck has full bulwark. When constructing the ship, efforts were made to limit the unit's detectability by radars. It is powered by two combustion engines with a capacity of 1,360 hp each, which allows a maximum speed of 15 knots. Additionally, the destroyer has a bow thruster. The main armament of the ship is a 35 mm KDA type cannon that works with the ZGS-158 optoelectronic head. The ship is equipped with the Integrated Combat System manufactured and supplied by CTM, including: SCOT combat management system, passive defense system, underwater observation system, including SHL-101 / TM and SHL-300 sonar stations and a system of remotely and wirelessly fired charges explosives for destroying sea mines "Toczek".[4][5][6][7]

Description

The main tasks of the Kormoran II type units include searching, classification, identification and fighting sea mines, identification of fairways, guiding units through mine hazard waters, putting mines and remote control of self-propelled anti-mine platforms.[6]

Vessels

A lead ship ORP Kormoran (601) was commissioned on 28 November 2017.[5] In summer 2018 building of a second ship of this project - named ORP Albatros (602) - was initiated.[4] Albatros was launched on 10 October 2019 and construction of third ship, ORP Mewa (603), also started on that day.[8] Mewa was launched on 17 December 2020.[9] It's planned to build another 3 ships in 2029-2031.[10]

References
  1. Altair: RAPORT BME DAILY 1 p. 12-15. (pl/en)
  2. Altair: Konsorcjum budowy Kormorana 2. (pl)
  3. Altair: Armata dla Kormorana 2. (pl)
  4. "Polish MCM vessels under construction - NWI - Naval Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. "Niszczyciel min projektu 258 Kormoran II - DziennikZbrojny.pl". DziennikZbrojny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. "Niszczyciel Min typu Kormoran II". Wojsko-Polskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. studio@alfabravo.pl, ALFA BRAVO. "Niszczyciel min Kormoran II gotowy do służby". Gospodarka morska - portal branżowy, portal morski (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. "Poland launches second Kormoran II-class MCMV". janes.com.
  9. studio@alfabravo.pl, ALFA BRAVO. "Wodowanie i chrzest ORP Mewa i H-13 Przemko - GospodarkaMorska.pl". Gospodarka morska - portal branżowy, portal morski (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. https://twitter.com/goltarr/status/1220306611790589952. Missing or empty |title= (help)



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