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ORP ''Ślązak'' (Polish for ''Silesian'') was a World War II . Initially laid down in 1940 for the Royal Navy as HMS ''Bedale'', in 1942 she was commissioned by the Polish Navy. After World War II, she was leased to the Indian Navy in 1953, where she served as a training ship until 1976. She was scrapped in 1979. ==History as ORP ''Slazak''== ''Ślazak'' was commissioned on 17 April 1942. During the Second World War she took part in 32 patrols and escorted 104 convoys.〔Kozłowski, Wiszenko: (ORP Ślązak L26 ), polishgreatness.com〕 ''Ślązak'' was one of eight Hunt-class ships that took part in the Dieppe Raid. At Dieppe she saved 85 soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Canada, trapped at the beach after landing.〔STEPHEN HUEBL: (CPT. ROMUALD NALECZ TYMINSKI - Polish Canadian, 1905-2003 ), stefanbatoryoceanliner.weebly.com〕 During the invasion of Normandy she was supporting the landing at Sword beach. She was the lead destroyer for the lead flotilla of minesweepers that morning, which was symbolic because the invasion of Poland by German forces had initiated the conflict. As a convoy escort her crew shot down five enemy aircraft (and possibly three more). After the war she was decommissioned in 1946 and transferred back to the Royal Navy. 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 Ślązak (L26)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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