Gawron-class corvette
ORP Ślązak | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Projekt 621 (Gawron class) |
| Builders | Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej |
| Operators | Polish Navy |
| Built | 2001 – 2012 |
| In commission | 2019 – present |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Canceled | 6 |
| Active | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 1,650–2,050 tonnes |
| Length | 90.10–95.20 m (295.6–312.3 ft) |
| Beam | 12.80–13.30 m (42.0–43.6 ft) |
| Draught | 3.35–3.60 m (11.0–11.8 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 29.5 knots (55 km/h; 34 mph) (planned) |
| Armament |
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The Gawron class (Polish: rook) or Projekt 621 was a planned class of multipurpose corvettes ordered by Polish Navy. The Gawron class was a variant of the MEKO A-100 project developed by the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Germany. Construction of the first ship of the class started in 2001. The project was terminated in February 2012 but in October 2013 a contract was signed to complete the existing hull as a patrol ship by 2016. On 2 July 2015, ORP Ślązak was christened and launched, and on 28 November 2019, ORP Ślązak was officially commissioned into the Polish Navy.