ORP Orzeł (1986)

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

ORP Orzeł (291) is a Polish Navy 'Project 877E' (Kilo-class) submarine. She is the third Polish submarine to bear the name Orzeł (Eagle).

Orzeł in 2010
History
Poland
Name	ORP Orzeł
Commissioned	29 April 1986
Homeport	Gdynia
Identification	291
Status	In service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Kilo-class submarine
Displacement	2,460 t surfaced 3,180 t submerged
Length	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draught	14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
Complement	60
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes for guided electric TEST-71 torpedoes, guided 53-65K oxygen-propelled torpedoes 32 naval mines

The boat was built by the Shipyard Krasnoe Sormovo in Gorky^[1] and was commissioned on 29 April 1986 at Riga. On 13 June of the same year Orzeł was transferred to Gdynia where she was named on 21 June. The submarine was assigned to the 3rd Flotilla based in Gdynia. As of 2024, she is the oldest Kilo-class submarine in active service and the only operational submarine in the Polish Navy.^[2]