ORP ''Dzik'' (Boar) was a U-class

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built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 December 1941 as P-52 for the Royal Navy, but was transferred to the Polish Navy during construction. Launched on November 11, 1942, ORP ''Dzik'' was commissioned into the Polish Navy on December 12, 1942. Her name meant " Wild Boar" in

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. 24 May 1943 Near

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, ORP Dzik fired a 4 torpedo salvo and damaged the Italian oil tanker ''Carnaro'' (8357 Gross Register Tonnage). After the attack, two Italian corvettes dropped over 60 depth charges. 21 Sep 1943 ORP ''Dzik'' fired torpedoes in Bastia harbour,

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, France and sank the

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''Nikolaus'' (6397, former Greek ''Nikolaou Ourania'') and the German tug ''Kraft'' (333 Gross Register Tonnage). 8 Jan 1944 ORP ''Dzik'' sank the Greek sailing vessel ''Eleni'' (200 Gross Register Tonnage) with gunfire off Lesbos Island, Greece in position 39.37N, 25.43E. DzikJollyRoger

ORP ''Dzik'' destroyed or damaged 18 surface ships both

and Italian with a total tonnage of 45,080 tons. She participated in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, and also engaged enemy surface ships with her 76 mm cannon three times and the crew boarded two enemy ships. The ORP ''Dzik'' earned the

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. In July 1946, the Polish Navy decommissioned her and returned her to the Royal Navy. In 1947, the ship was transferred to the Royal Danish Navy. She sailed as HDMS ''U-1'' and was later renamed to HDMS ''Springeren''. She was returned to the Royal Navy in April 1958 and scrapped.

Commanding officers

* August 28, 1942 - November 1944: Capt. Bolesław Romanowski * November 1944 - December 31, 1944: Lt. Tadeusz Noworol * January 1, 1945 - August 25, 1946: Capt. Andrzej Kłopotowski

References

* * * * Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, by Robert Hutchinson {{DEFAULTSORT:Dzik British U-class submarines Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 1942 ships British U-class submarines of the Polish Navy World War II submarines of Poland British U-class submarines of the Royal Danish Navy