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ORP Grom (1936)
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For other ships with the same name, see ORP Grom.
ORP Grom was the lead ship of her class of destroyers serving in the Polish Navy during World War II. She was named after the Polish word for Thunderbolt, while her sister ship ORP Błyskawica translates to lightning.
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Name | ORP Grom |
Namesake | Thunderbolt |
Laid down | 17 July 1935 |
Launched | 20 July 1936 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1937 |
Out of service | 4 May 1940 |
Fate | Sunk in the Rombaken fjord near Narvik, Norway |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Grom-class destroyer |
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Length | 114 m (374 ft) |
Beam | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | Two Parsons' steam turbines of 54,000 shp (40,000 kW) altogether, 3 boilers and 2 shafts |
Speed | 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph) |
Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 192 |
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