ORP Warszawa (1970)

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Warszawa.

ORP Warszawa was a Kotlin-class destroyer. Built in Leningrad in the 1950s, she was originally named Spravedlivy in the Soviet Navy. She was later transferred to the Polish Navy in 1970, the only ship of this class to be so transferred. She served until 1986 when the vessel was decommissioned.

ORP Warszawa
History
Soviet Union
Name	Spravedlivy Справедливый
Namesake	Just in Russian
Builder	Zhdanov, Leningrad
Laid down	25 December 1954
Launched	12 April 1956
Commissioned	20 December 1956
Fate	Transferred to Poland 25 June 1970
Poland
Name	ORP Warszawa
Namesake	Warsaw
Acquired	25 June 1970
Decommissioned	31 January 1986
General characteristics
Class and type	Kotlin-class destroyer
Displacement	2,662 t standard 3230 t full load[1]
Length	126.1 m (413 ft 9 in)[1]
Beam	12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)[1]
Draught	4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)[1]
Propulsion	2× shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 shp (54 MW)[1]
Speed	38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)[1]
Range	1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[2]
Complement	285[2]
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Fut -N (air search), Ryf (surface) Sonar: Pegas
Armament	Original 4× 130 mm (5.1 in) guns (2×2) 16 ×  45 mm (1.8 in) (4×4) 10 ×  533 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2×5) 6 depth charge throwers (later replaced by ASW mortars) 50× mines[1] Project 56AE 1× twin S-125 Neva/Pechora (NATO SA-N-1) SAM (16 missiles) 2× 130 mm (5.1 in) guns (1×2) 4 ×  45 mm (1.8 in) (1×4) 5 ×  533 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes (1×5) 2× RBU-2500 ASW rocket launchers[2]

References

1. Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 388.
2. Couhat and Baker 1986, pp. 388–389.

• Couhat, Jean Labayle and A.D. Baker III. Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland, USA:Naval Institute Press, 1986. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA:Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.