ORP Wicher

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Destroyer of the Wicher class

Navy: ORP = Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Type: Destroyer
Class: Wicher 
Pennant:  W
Built by: Chantiers Navals Francais (Caen, France) 
Ordered:  
Laid down: 19 Feb, 1927 
Launched: 8 Jul, 1928 
Commissioned: 13 Jul, 1930 
Lost: 3 Sep, 1939 
History: Wicher means strong wind in English.
  Sunk by 4/Trägergrubbe 186 Ju-87 Stukas at Hel (the minelayer Gryf and some other smaller vessels are also sunk. 
 
   

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