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Minehunter ORP Kormoran (601)

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Classification

Ship class:
Kormoran 2-class minehunter (project 258)
Type:
Mine countermeasures vessel

Basic information

Operator:
Polish NavyPolish Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Remontowa Shipbuilding SA (formerly Stocznia Północna)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active
MMSI number:
261528000

Ship measurements

Displacement:
850 t
Length:
58.5 m
Beam:
10.3 m
Draft:
2.7 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * MTU diesels
  • 2 * Voith-Schneider (cycloidal) propulsion systems
Speed:
15 knots
Range:
2500 nmi

Personnel

Complement:
44

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • Double Eagle Mk.3
  • Hugin 1000MR UUVs
  • Morświn ROV
  • SHL-101 TM keel sonar and SHL-300 self-propelled sonar
Armament:
  • 1 * Oerlikon KDA 35mm OSU-35K Naval Gun System
  • 2 * 23 mm guns
  • 2 * PPZR Grom missile system
  • 3 * WKM-Bm 12.7 mm machine guns

ORP Kormoran (601) – a lead ship of Polish Navy's Kormoran 2-class mine countermeasures vessels. She was laid down on 23 September 2014, launched on 4 September 2015 at Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdańsk and commissioned on 28 November 2017. Her non-magnetic 58.5 meters in length hull was made from austenitic steel. She has 830 tons of standard displacement. Kormoran employs sophisticated mine countermeasures including underwater drones. The ship serves in the 13 Minesweeper Squadron, belonging to 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla.

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