ORP Kraków

ORP Kraków (823) is a Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship of Polish Navy, named after the city of Kraków.

ORP Kraków on 31 July 2012.
History
Poland
NameKraków
NamesakeKraków
BuilderNorthern Shipyard, Gdańsk
Laid down18 August 1988
Launched7 March 1989
Commissioned27 June 1990
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeLublin-class minelayer-landing ship
Tonnage1675 tones
Length95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)
Beam10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Depth2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power3x Cegielski-Sulzer 6ATL25D 1320 kW each
Speed16.5 knots
Capacity9 landing vessels up to 45 tones each
Armament
  • 2 × ZU-23-2MR units composed of two 23 mm guns and two Strela-2M surface-to-air missile system
  • 9 × ŁWD 100/5000 launching tubes

Construction and career

The ship was built at the Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk. The main designer was MSc. Stanisław Keński. The keel was laid on 18 August 1988 and the ship was launched on 7 March 1989; the godmother is Mrs. Krystyna Rafa. The flag was raised on 27 June 1990.[1][2]

ORP Kraków is the second ship in history to bear this name. The first was the river monitor, built in the Kraków shipyard of Fabryka Zieleniewski. She served in the years 1926-39.[3]

References
  1. "2. Dywizjon Okrętów Transportowo - Minowych". Wojsko-Polskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "Okręt trasportowo-minowy O.R.P. - Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Krakowa - BIP MK". www.bip.krakow.pl. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. "Remont ORP Kraków - Nasz Bałtyk - morskie czasopismo". www.naszbaltyk.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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