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Military equipment of the Second World War

Submarines

Refinery "Orzel"

"Orzel&She was one of two modern twin submarines ordered from Dutch shipyards. The ships were built at two different shipyards and had some technical differences. Funds for the ships came mainly from donations from the public and soldiers.

The Orzel was an ocean-going submarine capable of staying away from bases for a long time. She had good torpedo armament, a 105 mm cannon and anti-aircraft armament — two 40 mm Bofors guns and a 13.2mm Hotchkiss cannon.

"Orzel" after several days of patrolling, he went to Gotland and then to Tallinn. After escaping from internment on October 14, he went to the UK. He later sank the Rio de Janeiro during the invasion of Norway. On May 29, 1940, it sank under mysterious circumstances.

REFINERY "Semp"

The refinery "Semp" was the second of two modern twin submarines ordered from Dutch shipyards. The Sep was hastily removed from the shipyard and put into service in the face of the growing threat of war with Germany. In September 1939, after several patrols, it was severely damaged by a depth charge attack. Since it was impossible to continue the fight, he went to Sweden, where he was interned on September 16. In 1946, it was discovered by a naval mission and was included in the PMW. They were decommissioned in 1970, and decommissioned in 1981.

The refinery "Lynx" is an underwater minelayer of the "Fork" type.

In the early 1920s, a project was created to expand the Polish fleet. It included, among other things, the construction of nine submarines, including three miners. As a result, only these three mine ships were ordered. One of them was the ORP "Lynx". The ships were ordered from French shipyards.

In September 1939, the Lynx refinery was on patrol and mined shipping lanes. He was attacked several times by aviation, having been damaged. Due to lack of fuel, he was unable to reach the UK and entered the Swedish Prison on September 18, where he was interned. In 1945, the Swedes transferred the ship to Poland. She served as a combat and then training ship until 1955, and was decommissioned in 1956.

ORP "Obik" is an underwater minelayer of the "Fork" type.

In September 1939, the ORP Obik was on patrol and mined shipping lanes. As a result of damage and loss of tightness, the transfer to the UK was stopped, and the ship was sent to the Swedish Stavans, where it was interned on September 25. https://xbae.ch/