ORP Sokół
Survived
Polish Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | U |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3″ gun |
Service
| 1941–1946 | Sokół Lent to the Polish Navy while building as HMS Urchin | |
| from 1946 | Urchin |
U-class submarine lent while building as HMS Urchin. With Dzik she made up the Mediterranean's "Terrible Twins", sinking Axis shipping from Malta and Beirut in the Aegean and the Adriatic. Returned in 1946.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × bow internal 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 8 to 10 torpedoes
- 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) gun
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 9 December 1939 |
| Launched | 30 September 1940 |
| Commissioned | 19 January 1941 |
| Displacement | Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load Submerged - 730 tons |
| Length | 58.22 m (191.0 ft) |
| Speed | 11.25 knots (20.8 km/h) max surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h) max submerged |
| Complement | 27-31 |
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
30 September 1940
Renamed HMS Urchin
1946
Fate
Survived
Scrapped September 1949