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ORP Myśliwy
ORP ''Myśliwy'' was a Polish patrol boat of the British Motor launch (naval), Motor Launch type, originally built during World War I and later used by the Polish Navy during the Second Polish Republic, interwar period. Constructed for the Royal Navy, its service history prior to Polish acquisition is unknown. Purchased by Poland in 1921, it underwent repairs and was assigned to the commander of Naval Aviation to support seaplane operations. In 1922, it became the flagship of Fleet Commander Jerzy Świrski. Persistent engine issues limited its operations, keeping it mostly stationed at the Puck, Poland, Puck naval port. It was decommissioned in 1925. Construction The growing threat of German U-boat, submarines during World War I prompted Allied navies to bolster their anti-submarine warfare capabilities. In February 1915, Henry R. Sutphen of the General Dynamics Electric Boat, Electric Boat Company presented the Admiralty (United Kingdom), British Admiralty in New York City, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |