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JASTRZĄB submarine (1923/1941)

Jastrząb 1942

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Jastrząb (ex-P551, ex-SS130 S25) P551 854 Bethlehem, Quincy, USA 10.1918 29.5.1920 7.1923 // 11.1941 sunk 2.5.1942
  

Displacement standard, t

680

Displacement normal, t

854 / 1062

Length, m

66.5

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

4.60

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels /  2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

1200 / 1500

Max speed, kts

14.5 / 10

Fuel, t

diesel oil 168

Endurance, nm(kts) 5000(10) /

Armament

1 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 4 - 533 TT (bow, 12)

Electronic equipment

SD or SJ radar, SC, JK sonars

Complement

43

Diving depth operational, m

60

Project history: Ex-USN submarine, received by RN on lend-lease, in turn, 4.11.1941 transferred to Polish Navy.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Jastrząb was erroneously sunk 2.5.1942 in the North Sea by British minesweeper Seagull and Norwegian destroyer St. Albans.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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