Name ORP Ryś Laid down 1927 Decommissioned 1955 Construction started 1927 Length 78 m Beam 5.9 m | Commissioned 1932 Fate Scrapped, 1956 Launched 1929 Draft 4.2 m | |
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Builder Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | ||
ORP Ryś was a Wilk-class submarine which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1955. Her name meant Lynx in Polish.
History
Ryś was laid down in 1927 in Nantes, France; launched in 1929; and entered service in 1932. When World War II began on September 1, 1939, she took part in the Worek Plan for the defense of the Polish coast. After suffering battle damage, the submarine withdrew to neutral Swedish waters and was interned on September 17. After the war, she returned to Poland in October 1945 and served in the navy of the Polish People's Republic until 1955. She was scrapped in 1956.
References
ORP Ryś Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA