ORP Heweliusz
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Poland | |
| Name | ORP Heweliusz |
| Namesake | Johannes Hevelius |
| Builder | Northern Shipyard, Gdańsk |
| Laid down | 11 March 1981 |
| Launched | 11 September 1981 |
| Commissioned | 27 November 1982 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active as of 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Finik class |
| Length | 61.6 m (202 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.7 knots (25.4 km/h; 15.8 mph) |
| Complement | 49 |
ORP Heweliusz is a survey ship of the Polish Navy of the Projekt 874 class, known as modified Finik class in NATO code. She was launched on 11 September 1981 and commissioned on 27 November 1982.[1]
The sister ship of ORP Arctowski is named after the astronomer Johannes Hevelius (Polish: Jan Heweliusz).
References
[edit]- ↑ "ORP Heweliusz, ORP Arctowski". Polish Navy. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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