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ORP Warszawa (1988)
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. History From 1970 to 2003, the Polish Navy operated two guided-missile destroyers, which were little known. Although not modern ships, even by 1970s and 1980s standards, these vessels were one of the few classes of surface-to-air missile (SAM)-armed naval vessels operating in the Baltic Sea that were not operated by the Soviet Union for a significant portion of the Cold War. The decommissioning of the Project 61MP-class destroyer ORP Warszawa in 2003 marked the end of the Polish Navy's 73-year run of destroyer operations. In 1970, the Polish Navy received a single Project 56AE destroyer (NATO designation: Kotlin-class) from the Soviet Union. The Polish Navy became the third Baltic navy to operate a ship armed with SAMs after the Soviet and West German navies. The ship was acquired secondhand from the Soviet Navy, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warszawa II TW 6-91
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and Financial centre, economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small Fishing village, fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
