ORP Wicher
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Wicher |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 130 mm guns |
Poland's first destroyer, built in France. Fought off the German destroyers at Hel with Gryf on 3 September 1939 and was sunk in the harbour by dive bombers that afternoon.
Armament and specifications
Armament
1930
- 4 × 130 mm guns
- 2 × 40 mm wz. 28 AA guns
- 2 × triple 550 mm/533 mm/450 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × 240 mm Thornycroft depth charge launchers
- 2 × Wz BH200 depth charge launchers
- 2 × 60 wz. 08 naval mines
1939
- 4 × 130 mm wz. 19/24 Schneider-Creusot Model 1924 guns
- 2 × 40 mm wz. 28 Vickers-Armstrong 2 pdr Mk II AA guns
- 4 × 13.2 mm wz. 30 HMGs (2x2)
- 2 × double 550 mm/533 mm/450 mm torpedo launchers
- 60 × wz. 08 naval mines
| Builder | Chantiers Navals Français, Blainville-sur-Orne, Caen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 19 February 1927 |
| Launched | 10 July 1928 |
| Commissioned | 8 July 1930 |
| Displacement | 1,540 long tons full: 2,010 long tons |
| Length | 106.9 m (351 ft) |
| Speed | 33.8 knots (62.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 162 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
10 July 1928
Action off Hel
Sunk
3 September 1939
Bombed in the harbour that afternoon