ORP Jastrząb

The ceremony to rename the US S-class submarine as Polish submarine ORP Jastrząb. Lt.Cmdr. Boleslaw Romanowski waits for officials in front of the crew.
History
Poland
NameJastrząb
NamesakeHawk
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down26 October 1918
Launched29 May 1922
AcquiredOn loan from the Royal Navy
Commissioned4 November 1941
FateSunk by friendly fire, 2 May 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 854 long tons (868 t) surfaced
  • 1,062 long tons (1,079 t) submerged
Length219 ft 3 in (66.83 m)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced
  • 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Complement42 officers and men
Armament

ORP Jastrząb ("Hawk") was a former S-class submarine, originally of the United States Navy, in Polish service between 1941 and 1942, when she was lost to friendly fire.

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