ORP Komendant Piłsudski

This article is about the Polish gunboat. For other uses, see Pilsudski (disambiguation).
ORP Komendant Piłsudski
History
Imperial Russia
Builder
LaunchedJanuary 24, 1917
FateSold to Poland, 1920
Poland
NameORP Komendant Piłsudski
Acquired1921
FateSunk, September 30, 1939
Nazi Germany
NameHeisternest (M 3109)
AcquiredRaised after September 30, 1939
FateSunk, September 16, 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeFilin-class guard ship
Displacement342 tons
Length55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Complement60
Armament

ORP Komendant Piłsudski was a Filin-class guard ship from the interwar period[1] originally built at Ab Crichton in Turku, Finland, for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was bought by the Polish Navy in 1920 and served until scuttled in the port of Hel during the Invasion of Poland on September 30, 1939.

Raised by the Germans, she was subsequently renamed Heisternest (M 3109) and served in the Kriegsmarine. Heisternest was sunk in a U.S. bomb raid in Nantes, France, on September 16, 1943.

References

  1. ^ Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. London, England: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. p. 319. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.


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