ORP Piorun

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:alliedService gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament depth charges
1 × 4 in AA gun
4 × 2-pounder AA guns
2 × quadruple 21 in torpedo tubes
6 × 4.7 in guns
4 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns
gptkbp:beam 35 ft 8 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:John_Brown_&_Company
gptkbp:class N-class destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 4 November 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:crewComplement 183
gptkbp:decommissioned 28 September 1946
gptkbp:displacement 1,760 tons (standard)
2,350 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 12 ft 6 in
gptkbp:fate Returned to Royal Navy
gptkbp:formerName HMS Noble
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ORP Piorun
gptkbp:launched 7 May 1940
gptkbp:length 356 ft
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Polish_Navy
gptkbp:namedAfter Piorun (Polish for 'Thunderbolt')
gptkbp:notableCommander Eugeniusz Pławski
gptkbp:notableEngagement Battle with German battleship Bismarck
gptkbp:notableEvent Engaged Bismarck on 26 May 1941
gptkbp:originalName HMS Nerissa
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:returnedToRoyalNavy 28 September 1946
gptkbp:scrapped 1955
gptkbp:speed 36 knots
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polish_Navy_ships_in_the_Royal_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7