ORP ''Ryś'' was a which saw service in the

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from 1931 to 1955. Her name means

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in Polish.

History

''Ryś'' was laid down in 1927 in

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; launched in 1929; and entered service in 1932. When

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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

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until 1955. She was scrapped in 1956.

Gallery

File:SLM P05-83 - Polska marinsoldater äter middag i ubåten Ryś 1939.tif, Polish soldiers eating dinner in ORP ''Ryś''. File:SLM P07-2141 - På den polska ubåten Ryś i september 1939.tif, Commander Captain Grochowsky and Deputy Commander Rekner on ''Ryś'' in the Baltic Sea in September 1939. File:SLM P05-85 - Polska ubåtar omkring 1940-1945.tif, The three submarines ''Sęp'', ''Ryś,'' and ''Żbik'' at the Marielund internment camp outside

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, with the Polish flag raised on one of them. File:SLM P05-783 - Polska ubåtarna Sęp, Ryś och Żbik år 1940.tif, The three submarines were moved to Stockholm for repairs in April 1940. The crews were housed on the sailing ship Dar Pomorza, seen in the background.

External links

Uboat.net on ORP ''Ryś''
Wilk-class submarines World War II submarines of Poland 1929 ships Ships built in France {{submarine-stub