ORP Poznań

ORP Poznań (Pendant 824) is a Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship of Polish Navy named after the city of Poznań.

ORP Poznań during BALTOPS 2004
History
Poland
Name: Poznań
Namesake: Poznań
Laid down: 22 May 1989
Launched: 5 January 1990
Commissioned: 8 March 1991
Identification:
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Lublin class
Tonnage: 1675 tones
Length: 95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)
Beam: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Depth: 2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power: 3x Cegielski-Sulzer 6ATL25D 1320 kW each
Speed: 16.5 knots
Capacity: 9 landing vessels up to 45 tones each
Complement: 51-56 crew
Armament:
  • 2 × ZU-23-2MR units composed of two 23 mm guns and two Strela-2M surface-to-air missile system
  • 9 × ŁWD 100/5000 launching tubes

Construction and career

The ship was commissioned on 8 March 1991 and incorporated into the 2nd Minelaying and Transport Unit of the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla based in Świnoujście. This ship has taken part in several international exercises, including Strong Resolve 2002, Blue Game 2003, BALTOPS 2004, and BALTOPS 2005. While participating in Anakonda 2006, Poznań served as the flagship for the commander of the 8th Flotilla.

In 2003, on the 12th anniversary of Poznań's commissioning, a plaque bearing the city of Poznań's coat of arms was placed on the ship.

ORP Poznań sailed almost 60,000 nautical miles, took part in the largest military maneuvers in the Baltic Sea, North Sea and the Atlantic, twice won the title of the best unit of the 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla in Świnoujście, on March 8, 25 years have passed since Poznań first flag was raised.[1]

References
  1. "ORP "Poznań" ma już 25 lat!". www.poznan.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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