Piorun 1942
Piorun 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Piorun (ex-Nerissa) | G65 - D165 | John Brown, Clydebank, UK | 7/1939 | 7/5/1940 | 11/1940 | to UK 9/1946 (Noble) |
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Displacement standard, t |
1773 |
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Displacement full, t |
2350 |
|
Length, m |
103.5 pp 108.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.16 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
36 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 464 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500(15) |
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Armament |
3 x 2 - 120/45 QF MkXII, 1 x 1 - 102/45 QF MkV HA, 1 x 4 - 40/39 pompom, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62, 1 x 5 -533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (20 DC) |
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Sensors |
presumably type 285, 286 radars, sonar |
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Complement |
183 - 218 |
Ship project history: British destroyer Nerissa of N class, transferred to Polish Navy 10/10/1940 and commissioned 5/11/1940 as Piorun.
Modernizations: 1942: - 1 x 1 - 102/45, 2 x 1 - 20/70, 2 x 2 - 12.7/62; + 4 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 5 - 533 TT
1943 - 1944: + 2 DCT, 1 DCR (DC stowage was 45 pcs)
Naval service: No significant events.
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