ORP Jaskółka

History
Poland
NameORP Jaskółka
Namesakejaskółka, Polish word for "swallow"
Launched11 September 1934
Commissioned27 August 1935
FateSunk, 15 September 1939
General characteristics
Class & typeJaskółka-class minesweeper
Displacement183 tons
Length48 m (157 ft 6 in)
Beam5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Draft2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Speed16–18 knots (18–21 mph; 30–33 km/h)
Complement30
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)
  • 2 × anti-aircraft guns
  • 20 × mines

ORP Jaskółka was the lead ship of her class of minesweepers in the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. Jaskółka was sunk during the Nazi invasion of 1939.