| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | Otus is now on display in Germany having been purchased from Pounds. |
| 01-02-1962 | Laid Down |
| 17-10-1962 | Launched |
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| Admiralty Approved | 28th Jun, 1928 | |
| Symbology | Otus is a giant demigod son of the sea god Poseidon and the mortal woman Iphimedeia. In Greek mythology, Otus was one of the Aloadae, a pair of gigantic twin brothers known for their immense size, extreme hubris, and audacious attempt to storm Mount Olympus. | |
| Design Notes | A fesswise bar of silver over a gold trident. On a field per fess engrailed and invected blue and green. | |
| Length overall | 295 ft 3 inch |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft |
| Displacement | 2030 tons (surface) |
| 2410 tons (submerged) | |
| Speed | 12 knots (surface) |
| 17 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 21 inch stern tubes | |
| (i) (30 torpedoes) | |
| Complement | 6 Officers and 62 Others |
| Note | (i) Mines can be carried in lieu of torpedoes |
D 1 (I 71) |
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| Class: | 1907 - 1919: D Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | D |
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Fate: Used as a target and sunk on 23rd October 1918. |
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In exile, the Polish Navy operated not only their own ships, but also Royal Navy warships, including a cruiser, destroyers, submarines and motor torpedo boats which fought alongside the Allies in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic Convoys, and at the Normandy landings.
This detailed account not only describes the Polish Navy's contribution to the Allied war effort but also the episode of the Polish destroyer Piorun which took on the Bismarck in a lone gun duel leading to the sinking of the great German battleship.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 28th Jun, 1928 | |
| Symbology | Otus is a giant demigod son of the sea god Poseidon and the mortal woman Iphimedeia. In Greek mythology, Otus was one of the Aloadae, a pair of gigantic twin brothers known for their immense size, extreme hubris, and audacious attempt to storm Mount Olympus. | |
| Design Notes | A fesswise bar of silver over a gold trident. On a field per fess engrailed and invected blue and green. | |
| Length overall | 295 ft 3 inch |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft |
| Displacement | 2030 tons (surface) |
| 2410 tons (submerged) | |
| Speed | 12 knots (surface) |
| 17 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 21 inch stern tubes | |
| (i) (30 torpedoes) | |
| Complement | 6 Officers and 62 Others |
| Note | (i) Mines can be carried in lieu of torpedoes |
D 1 (I 71) |
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| Class: | 1907 - 1919: D Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | D |
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Fate: Used as a target and sunk on 23rd October 1918. |
|
In exile, the Polish Navy operated not only their own ships, but also Royal Navy warships, including a cruiser, destroyers, submarines and motor torpedo boats which fought alongside the Allies in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic Convoys, and at the Normandy landings.
This detailed account not only describes the Polish Navy's contribution to the Allied war effort but also the episode of the Polish destroyer Piorun which took on the Bismarck in a lone gun duel leading to the sinking of the great German battleship.
12 pages added or updated in the last Array month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Thankyou for your support.
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