ORP Burza
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Wicher |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 130 mm guns |
Wicher's sister. Escaped to Britain in the Peking Plan just before the war, fought off Norway and Dunkirk and escorted Atlantic convoys. A museum ship at Gdynia until 1977.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 130 mm guns
- 2 × 40 mm wz. 28 AA guns
- 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) guns
- 2 × triple 550 mm/533 mm/450 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × 240 mm Thornycroft depth charge launchers
- 2 × Wz BH200 depth charge launchers
- 60 × wz. 08 naval mines
| Builder | Chantiers Navals Français, Blainville |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 November 1927 |
| Launched | 16 April 1929 |
| Commissioned | 10 July 1932 |
| Displacement | 1400 t, std 1910 t, full |
| Length | 106.9 m (350 ft 9 in) |
| Speed | 33.8 knots (62.6 km/h; 38.9 mph) |
| Complement | 162 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.
Launched
16 April 1929
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 1977