The Gawron-class corvette is a class of small warship of the Polish Navy, built for the 21st century. The Gawron-class is replacing the aging Tarantul-class corvettes in Polish service.
Specifications[]
- Type: Corvette
- Characteristics
- Length: 295.6 feet (90.10 meters)
- Beam: 42.0 feet (12.80 meters)
- Draft: 11.8 feet (3.60 meters)
- Displacement: 1,820 tons (Standard); 2,260 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 90
- Propulsion: 1 x WR-21 gas turbine, 2 x MTU diesel engines, 2 x pump jets
- Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
- Speed: 29.5 Knots (54.64 Kilometers/Hour; 33.95 Miles/Hour)
- Sensor Suite:
- Thales Smart-S Mk.2 RDF
- Thales SeaPAR RDF
- Thales Sirius IRST
- Saab CEROS 200 Fire Control System
- GDC Hull-mounted ASDIC
- Hydroscience Technologies towed array ASDIC system
- GDC variable depth ASDIC
- Armament
- 1 x OTO Melara 76mm gun
- 1 x 8-cell VLS (fires 32 Sea Ceptor AAMs)
- 2 x 4-cannister SSM Launchers (fires RBS-15 Mk.III Anti-Ship Missiles)
- 1 x 21-round
- 2 x 12.75" triple fire torpedo tubes (fires Eurotorp MU90 Impact lightweight torpedo)
- Aircraft Carried: 1 x Westland Lynx (replaced by Westland Wildcat)
Unit Run[]
- ORP Ślązak
- ORP Kujawiak
- ORP Krakowiak
- ORP Mazur
- ORP Kurp
- ORP Goral
- ORP Gawron