ORP Sęp (2002)

	Sęp
History
Poland
Name	Bielik
Commissioned	2002
Decommissioned	14 December 2021
Homeport	Gdynia
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Kobben-class submarine
Displacement	435 tons surfaced; 485 tons submerged;
Length	45.2 m (148 ft 4 in)
Beam	4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draft	4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged
Complement	17
Armament	8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

ORP Sęp (ex. HNoMS Skolpen) was a Norwegian Kobben-class submarine, which ssubsequently served in the Polish Navy.^[1]

Entered Norwegian service as HNoMS Skolpen in 1966. Decommissioned in 2001 and transferred to Poland in 2002.^[2] She was decommissioned in December 2021 alongside her sister Sęp, with the decommissioning marking the end of active service for the Kobben-class submarines.

References[edit]

^ "Kobbeny nadal pozostaną w służbie - Defence24". www.defence24.pl. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
^ "Marynarka Wojenna". 2018-01-20. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

External links[edit]

Youtube video footage of the boat

[1] "Kobbeny nadal pozostaną w służbie - Defence24". www.defence24.pl. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

[2] "Marynarka Wojenna". 2018-01-20. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

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