ORP Bielik (1965)

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Bielik.

ORP Bielik

ORP Bielik (295) was a Whiskey-class submarine of the Polish Navy during the Cold War.^[1][2][3] It was one of the four Whiskey-class submarines operated by the Polish Navy, the other three being ORP Orzeł (292), ORP Sokół (293) [pl] and ORP Kondor (294) [pl].^[3] The submarine was launched in the Soviet Union in 1955 where it served as S-279.^[1] In 1965 the ship entered Polish service where it served under the pennant number 295, and was active until 1988.^[1]

References

1. "ORP "Bielik" - polski okręt podwodny projektu 613 (Whiskey)". facta-nautica.graptolite.net. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
2. Marek Soroka (1986). Polskie okręty wojenne 1945-1980. Wydawn. Morskie. p. 31. ISBN 978-83-215-3249-3.
3. Zbigniew Damski (2000). ORP Orzeł. Dom Wydawniczy Bellona. p. 227. ISBN 978-83-11-09106-1.

Bibliography

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• Pavlov, A. S. (1997). Warships of the USSR and Russia 1945–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-671-X.
• Polmar, Norman & Moore, Kenneth J. (2004). Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines. Washington, D. C.: Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1-57488-594-1.
• Polmar, Norman & Noot, Jurrien (1991). Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-570-1.