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POLISH NAVY (POLAND)

BOARD GUARD SHIPS AND CRAFT

board guard craft converted from merchant vessels after WWII

100 - 1000 BRT:

DP-51 Wał Pomorski (1943, 210, 1946-1960); DP-52 Lenino, 5.1957- DP52 Rekin (1943, 210, 1946-1960); DP-86 Tkacȥ (1943, 100, 1949-1964)

Project history: DP-51 and 52 were former tugs of US Army. DP-86 was former German tug.

Modernizations: 1954: petrol engines were replaced by 2 706R diesels and 1 64HN9 diesel (1100/225hp); - 1 x 1 - 7.9/92.

Naval service: Batory was interned in Sweden from 9.1939 till 10.1945. The boat was preserved as memorial since 1974.

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