Allied Warships

ORP Czapla (CP)

Minesweeper of the Jaskolka class

NavyThe Polish Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassJaskolka 
PennantCP 
Built byWarsztaty Portowe Marynarki Wojennej (Gdynia, Poland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 1937 
Launched22 Aug 1938 
Commissioned31 Aug 1939 
Lost14 Sep 1939 
History

Czapla means heron in English

Sunk at Jastarnia by German aircraft.

 

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Eligiusz Cecniowski, ORP

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