ORP Sokół (Polish: Falcon) was a U-class submarine (formerly HMS Urchin) built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. Shortly after launching in September...
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Polish Navy have been named ORP Sokół (Polish: "Falcon"): Sokół, a tugboat launched in 1920 and disposed of in 1957. ORP Sokół (1940), a British U-class submarine...
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List of World War II military equipment of Poland (section Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in France (1939–1940))
Cruisers ORP Dragon ORP Conrad Heavy minelayer ORP Gryf Submarines ORP Orzeł ORP Sęp ORP Wilk ORP Ryś ORP Żbik ORP Jastrząb ORP Dzik ORP Sokół Torpedo...
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Urchin was a U-class submarine, launched in 1940, and commissioned into the Polish Navy as ORP Sokół (1940). She was returned to Britain in 1946, reverting...
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British 21 inch Mk VIII Torpedo being loaded onto the Polish submarine ORP Sokół (1940)...
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clear that ORP Orzeł was definitely lost, the Royal Navy decided to lease an U-class submarine to Polish Navy. The vessel was named ORP Sokół. On 19 January...
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("Hawk") (American S-class) – lost 1942 ORP Wilk ("Wolf") (Wilk class) ORP Dzik ("Boar") (British U-class) ORP Sokół ("Falcon") (British U-class) - 1941 onwards...
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September 20. In 1941 he became the executive officer on ORP Sokół, then he assumed command of ORP Jastrząb ex USS S-25 loaned to Polish Navy. Romanowski...
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December 1939. From 15 January 1940 he served on the submarine ORP Wilk. In September 1941 he was transferred to the ORP Sokół. On 18 August 1942 he was named...
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class) interned Sweden ORP Dzik – Boar (British U class) 1942–1946 ORP Sokół – Falcon (British U class) 1941–1945 Heavy minelayers: ORP Gryf – Griffin sunk...
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HMS Urge, HMS Utmost, HMS P38 and HMS Ursula (N59) together with ORP Sokół and ORP Dzik of the Polish Navy The U-class had been designed for training...
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British U-class submarine (section 11 March 1940 batch)
that became well-known; Urchin was transferred to the Polish Navy as ORP Sokół and sank 55,000 long tons (56,000 t) of Axis shipping. In the 16-month...
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HMS Torbay (N79) (category 1940 ships)
grounded after being damaged on 19 November 1941 by the Polish submarine ORP Sokół. The Italian auxiliary minesweeper Monte Argentario The Italian merchant...
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HMS Utmost (category 1940 ships)
Marigola, and together with her sister, since transferred to the Poles, ORP Sokół, sank the Italian merchant Balilla. Utmost later unsuccessfully attacked...
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EDER Libya ICAO code no longer allocated ONT Air Ontario ONTARIO Canada ORP Aerocorp CORPSA Mexico IATA changed to RCP; callsign changed to AEROCORPSA...
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Transferred to Poland as ORP Sęp in 2002. Stadt (1966–1990) Scrapped. Stord (1967–2002) Transferred to Poland as ORP Sokół in 2002. Svenner (1967–2003)...
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counterparts. While operating in the Mediterranean, the Polish submarines ORP Sokół and ORP Dzik were presented with Jolly Rogers by General Władysław Sikorski...
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HMS Upright and Utmost patrolled north of the Strait. The Polish submarine ORP Sokół patrolled north of Sicily with HMS Urge and Upholder while the Dutch submarine...
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bunkers of the main Polish line of land defence. These bunkers are named Sokół, Sabała, Saragossa, and Sęp. In 1999, the fortifications of Hel were added...
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as liaison officer when she commissioned under Polish command as the ORP Sokół, HMS Proteus as first lieutenant, HMS H33 as captain, HMS H50 as captain...
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August 1935 Sunk 23 July 1940 HMS Narwhal Porpoise class Royal Navy 25 October 1957 Sunk as a target on 3 August 1983 ORP Sokół / HMS Urchin (N97) U class...
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rail station bomb attack August 30. The Polish destroyers ORP Burza, ORP Błyskawica and ORP Grom are ordered to execute the Peking Plan, and the warships...
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AI Mark VIII radar (category Military equipment introduced from 1940 to 1944)
April 1941 against HMS Sea Lion, and a second on 10–12 August against ORP Sokół. These clearly demonstrated that the AIS could indeed detect the submarines...
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celebration of Polish Independence Day, November 25. First raising of the flag of ORP Błyskawica, November 27. Council of Ministers reactivates Legia Akademicka...
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ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Makronisos by ORP Sokół ( Polish Navy). HMS Felixstowe Royal Navy World War II: The Bangor-class...
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2021. Lloyd's of London (1940). "Lloyd's Register, Sailing Vessels" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 April 2015. "Sokol". uboat.net. Retrieved 7...
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Auxiliary Transports". www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022. "ORP Orkan". Uboat. Retrieved 19 March 2012. "Taian Maru". combinedfleet.com....
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Press Ltd. p. 30. ISBN 1-85044-275-4. Steen, E. A. (1959). Norges Sjøkrig 1940–1945 (5) – Handelsflåtens selvforsvar: Sjøforsvarets organisasjon, oppbygging...
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historisches-marinearchiv.de. Retrieved 4 November 2023. "Schnellboot 1939/1940". german-navy.de accessed. Retrieved 2 November 2013. "U-848". Uboat. Retrieved...
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Greece World War II: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by ORP Sokół ( Polish Navy). Barge No. 19 Soviet Union The barge was sunk by a storm...
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