ORP Warszawa (1988)

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Warszawa and Soviet destroyer Smely.
ORP Warszawa in 2004, on her way to the reserve hangar
History
Soviet Union
NameSmely (Russian: Смелый, Valiant)
Builder61 Communards Shipyard
Laid down15 November 1966
Launched6 February 1968
Commissioned27 December 1969
Decommissioned9 January 1988
FateSold to Poland
Poland
NameORP Warszawa
NamesakeWarsaw
Commissioned9 January 1988
Decommissioned5 December 2003
Stricken29 August 2005
FateScrapped in the Gdańsk Shipyard in 2005
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General characteristics
Class & typeKashin-class destroyer
Displacement3850 to 4950
Length146.20 m (479 ft 8 in)
Beam15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draft4.80-6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement320
Armament
  • 2 × twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 guns
  • 2 × twin launchers for SA-N-1 'Goa' SAM (32 missiles)
  • 4 × SS-N-2C launchers
  • 1 × 5 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × twelve barrel RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers
  • 2 × six barrel RBU-1000 ASW rocket launchers

ORP Warszawa (formerly the Soviet Smely) was a large guided missile destroyer of the Polish Navy, one of the last ships of the modified Kashin class.


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