ORP Dzik
Survived
Polish Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | U |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3″ gun |
Service
| 1942–1946 | Dzik Lent to the Polish Navy while building as HMS P52 | |
| from 1946 | P52 |
U-class submarine lent while building as HMS P52. Sank Axis shipping in the Mediterranean with Sokół, and in 1944 worked off Corsica and in the Aegean. Returned in 1946 and lent to Denmark until 1957.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 bow internal 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes - 8 - 10 torpedoes
- 1 - 3-inch (76 mm) gun
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 30 December 1941 |
| Launched | 11 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1942 |
| Displacement | Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load Submerged - 730 tons |
| Length | 58.22 m (191 ft) |
| Speed | 11.25 knots max surfaced 10 knots (20 km/h) max submerged |
| Complement | 37 |
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
11 October 1942
Renamed HMS P52
1946
Fate
Survived
Returned to UK 1957