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Thursday 21 November 2019

Polish minelayer-landing ship ORP Poznan (824) 1990- and Polish mine hunter ORP Necko (639) 1988-

Swinoujscie, Poland 26 November 2015

Poznan. Of the Lublin-class or Projekt 767. Commissioned on 8 March 1991. Launched at the Northen Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland on 5 January 1990. Displacement 1.745 tons and as dimensions 95,8 x 10,8 x 2,38 metres or 314.4 x 25.5 x 7.10 feet. Fitted out with 3-1.320 kW Cegielski-Sulzer 6ATL25D engines allowing a speed of 16,5 knots and a range of 850 nautical miles. Her crew numbers 37 men. Armament consists of 4 ZU-232MR units consisting of2-23mm guns and 2 Strela-2M surface-to-air missile system, 9 LWD 100/5000 MCLC launching tubes and able to carry 134 naval mines with her. Transport capacity 9 T-72 tanks or 17 transport vehicles excluded 135 equipped soldiers.

Necko. Launched at the Naval Shipyard, Gdynia, Poland on 21 November 1988 and commissioned on 9 May 1989. Of the Goplo (Notec)-class type207//207M). Displacement 208 (standard)-225 (full load) tons and as dimensions 38,3 x 7,2 x 1,8 metres or 125.7 x 23.6 x 5.9 feet. Able to carry with her 24 depth charges and 24 mines. Armament consisted of 1x2 Wrobet ZU-23-2M 2,3mm. Her crew numbers 24 men. Speed 14 knots and with a speed of 9 knots a range of 1.110 nautical miles.