ORP Błyskawica museum ship
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ORP Błyskawica museum ship is a preserved Polish World War II destroyer now serving as a naval museum and memorial.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
destroyer
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museum ship → naval memorial → |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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naval guns → torpedo tubes → |
| awardedDecoration |
Virtuti Militari (collective award to the ship)
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| beam |
approximately 11.3 meters
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| builder |
J. Samuel White
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| builtAt |
Cowes
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| builtInCountry |
United Kingdom
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| commissioned |
1937
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| convertedTo |
museum ship
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| country |
Poland
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| crewComplement |
approximately 190–200 during World War II
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| decommissioned |
1976
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| displacement |
about 2,000 tons (standard, as built)
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| flagshipOf |
Polish Navy (various periods after World War II)
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| heritageStatus |
monument of maritime heritage of Poland
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one of the oldest preserved destroyers in the world → |
| homePort |
Gdynia
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| keelLaid |
1935
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| launched |
1936
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| length |
approximately 114 meters
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| location |
Gdynia
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| managedBy |
Polish Navy Museum in Gdynia
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| memorialFunction |
commemorates Polish Navy sailors of World War II
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| mooredAt |
Kościuszko Square, Gdynia
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| museumOpening |
1976
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| namedAfter |
Polish word "błyskawica" meaning "lightning"
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| navalEnsign |
naval ensign of Poland
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| notableEvent |
defence of Cowes during Luftwaffe air raid in May 1942
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| operator |
Polish Navy
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| originalOperator |
Polish Navy
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| preservationStatus |
preserved as museum ship
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| propulsionType |
steam turbines
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| roleInEvent |
provided anti-aircraft fire during the 1942 Cowes air raid
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| serviceEntry |
1937
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| shipClass |
Grom-class destroyer
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| shipyard |
J. Samuel White shipyard
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| sisterShip |
ORP Grom
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| topSpeed |
over 39 knots (as built)
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| touristAttraction |
major maritime museum attraction in Gdynia
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| usedInConflict |
Allied operations in the Mediterranean Sea
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Arctic convoys → Battle of the Atlantic → Invasion of Poland → World War II → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gdynia
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hasLandmark |
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Kościuszko Square
("ORP Błyskawica")
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hasNearbyAttraction |
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ORP Błyskawica
("Polish Navy Museum in Gdynia")
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managedBy |
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Polish Armed Forces in the West
("ORP Błyskawica")
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navalComponent |