ORP Sokół (1940)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Urchin and ORP Sokół.
ORP Sokół (Polish: Falcon) was a U-class submarine (formerly HMS Urchin) built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. Shortly after launching in September 1940 she was to be commissioned by the Royal Navy as HMS Urchin, but instead was leased to the Polish Navy due to a lack of experienced submarine crews.[citation needed] A sister boat to Dzik, both boats operated in the Mediterranean from Malta, where they became known as the "Terrible Twins".
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Sokół as seen in Malta, possibly in 1943 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Urchin |
Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | 9 December 1939 |
Launched | 30 September 1940 |
Identification | Pennant number: N97 |
Fate | Transferred to Poland in January 1941 |
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Poland | |
Name | ORP Sokół |
Commissioned | 19 January 1941 |
Identification | Pennant number: N97 |
Fate | Returned to Royal Navy 27 July 1945 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Urchin |
Acquired | Transferred from Poland on 27 July 1945 |
Recommissioned | 3 August 1946 |
Decommissioned | December 1948 |
Identification | Pennant number: N97 |
Fate | Scrapped September 1949 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | U-class submarine |
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Length | 58.22 m (191.0 ft) |
Beam | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
Draught | 4.62 m (15.2 ft) |
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Complement | 27-31 |
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