ORP Blyskawica
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:42 pm
The pride of the Polish Armed Forces and the Navy.
The oldest preserved destroyer and still alive; built by J. Samuel White on Cowes UK, commisioned 1937.
A lot of photos in internet.
Fought in WW2 from first to last day, Atlantic, Med, Arctic; member of the famous the 10th Destroyer Flotilla .
Preserved very well and is on the Polish Navy list so her future is safe.
Looks almost like in WW2; camouflage, main guns, masks, two mountings of double 40mm Bofors, etc.
What makes significant difference is that she is high on the water having of course no fuel, ammo etc. ; old lady on high heels
In 2005 the counter of the visitors showed 5 millions, today it might be around 10 millions (average is 200 000 a year) - will check it out.
Visiting the ship is "the must" for the Polish who enjoy vacations in Gdansk-Gdynia area.
TBC
GD
The oldest preserved destroyer and still alive; built by J. Samuel White on Cowes UK, commisioned 1937.
A lot of photos in internet.
Fought in WW2 from first to last day, Atlantic, Med, Arctic; member of the famous the 10th Destroyer Flotilla .
Preserved very well and is on the Polish Navy list so her future is safe.
Looks almost like in WW2; camouflage, main guns, masks, two mountings of double 40mm Bofors, etc.
What makes significant difference is that she is high on the water having of course no fuel, ammo etc. ; old lady on high heels
In 2005 the counter of the visitors showed 5 millions, today it might be around 10 millions (average is 200 000 a year) - will check it out.
Visiting the ship is "the must" for the Polish who enjoy vacations in Gdansk-Gdynia area.
TBC
GD