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ORP ''Burza'' was a of the Polish Navy which saw action in World War II. ==History== ORP ''Burza'' ((ポーランド語:squall ''or'' storm)) was ordered on 2 April 1926 from the French shipyard Chantiers Naval Francais together with her sister ship . She entered service in 1932 (roughly 4 years after the initial deadline), and her first commander became kmdr Bolesław Sokołowski. On 30 August 1939 the Polish destroyers ORP ''Burza'', and were ordered to execute the Peking Plan, and the warships headed for Great Britain. On 1 September 1939, Polish destroyers met the British destroyers and . The British ships led the Polish ships to Leith, and at night the Polish destroyers arrived at Rosyth. ''Burza'' assisted British forces off Norway in April 1940, and in the English Channel in May, 1940.〔Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 pp.15&17〕 Midshipman Konstanty Okolow-Zubkowski served on the "Burza" at this time. He reported that the ship made one run to Dunkirk and rescued nearly 200 soldiers from the water. Soldiers climbed aboard using netting, boathooks and the like. During the rescue of the soldiers the "Burza" took a direct hit from a bomb in the bows which caused substantial damage below decks and blew out the bows. Fortunately none of the rescued soldiers were in that part of the ship. The "Burza" had to return to Dover in reverse (stern first) as the ship's commander dare not risk pressure on the bows with risk of the bows breaking away. Later the ship's crew were touched to receive letters of thank you from the soldiers that they had rescued. After substantial repairs over several months at Portsmouth, the ''Burza'' escorted convoy HX-217 as part of Escort Group B-6.〔Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.180〕 While attached to Escort Group B-3, ''Burza'' escorted convoys ONS-167, HX-228, and SL-147/MKS-38.〔Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 pp.196,198&259〕 ''Burza'' was detached from ONS-167 to defend Convoy ON-166.〔Morison 1975 pp.337-340〕〔Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.194〕 While attached to Support Group 8, ''Burza'' escorted convoy SC-145 and the October 1943 convoy to establish British air bases in the Azores.〔 In 1944, ''Burza'' became a training ship, and in 1945 she became a submarine tender for Polish submarines. The Polish crew left the ship in 1946, when ''Burza'' was transferred to the Royal Navy. In 1951, the ship was returned to the Polish Navy and towed to Gdynia in July. ''Burza'' was overhauled and entered service in 1955. In 1960, she became a museum ship. After ''Błyskawica'' replaced her in that role, she was scrapped in 1977. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ORP Burza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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