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"Modified ORZEŁ" submarines
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, France | early 1939 | --- | --- | suspended 4.1939 | ||
| II | A C de la Loire, Nantes, France | early 1939 | --- | --- | suspended 4.1939 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1175 / 1550 |
| Length, m | 86.9 |
| Breadth, m | 8.00 |
| Draught, m | 5.18 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Sulzer diesels / 2 BBC electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 5400 / 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 / 9 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(10) / 100(5) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors M/36, 12 - 550 TT (4 bow, 4 stern, 2 x 2 trainable, 20, can use 533mm torpedoes) |
| Electronic equipment | hydrophone |
| Complement | 60 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 80 |
Standard scale images
modified Orzeł
Project history
In 1938 two submarines of advanced Orzeł class were ordered in France, their basic difference from a prototype consisted in abandoning from main gun in favour of the second AA MG. Building was begun in 1939, but already 22.4.1939 ordered was cancelled. Incomplete hulls were destroyed by Germans on slipways.
