KA-1-97 POLISH SPEEDBOUT S-2 WILCZUR

ORP S-2 Wilczur (originally MA / SB-44 and MGB-44) was originally a British, and then a Polish artillery chaser from the Second World War. The ship was built at the British Power Boat shipyard in Great Britain. The total length was 19.2 meters and the width was 5 meters. The maximum speed was 38-40 knots. In 1941, the ORP S-2 was armed with a single 20mm cannon, 6 7.7 and 12.7mm machine guns and depth charges. The unit could also use sea mines. The MA / SB-44 artillery runner was launched in early 1940 for the needs of the Royal Navy. However, in July of the same year, it was handed over to the Polish Navy. The unit changed its name to ORP S-2, and was unofficially called Wilczur. The ship, part of the 3rd Flotilla of Racers, operated primarily on the La Mance Channel, protecting British cabotage and often conducting effective actions against the German Schnellbots. The most famous battle of the ORP S-2 was fought on the night of June 21-22, 1942, when it alone prevented the attack of 6 German S-boats on a British coastal convoy! The unit was withdrawn from service in July 1944, and after 1947 - most likely dismantled.