ORP General Haller
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned | 1921 Polish Navy |
| Decommissioned | |
| Fate | Sunk 6th Sept, 1939 |
| Current position | |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 342 tons tons |
| Length | 55m |
| Beam | 7m |
| Draft | 2.9m |
| Speed | 14.5 knots ( km/h) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | 2x3in(76mm) 4xmachine guns 30xmines |
ORP "General Haller" and "Komendant Piłsudski" were built at Crichton Vulkan naval yard in Abo Finland, for the Russian navy. Both were bought by the Polish navy in 1921. Both served as school ships and minelayers. on the 1st of September 1939, under the command of Staniław Mieskiego, patrolled around the port of Gdynia, were she was damaged in an air attack. Were on the 2nd she was sent to naval port at Hel. There she was turned into a floating battery, until on the 3rd after major bomb damage all the guns were stripped and added to the defences on land. She just floated around until the 6th when she was sunk.
