ET10-2004 OKRĘT PATROLOWY PROJEKTU 902 ORP MINOR

ORP Minor was a Polish patrol ship from the post-war era. The keel for this unit was laid in June 1960, and the launch took place in September 1960. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 38 meters and a width of 6.08 meters. The armament consisted of two single 37mm cannons, a single 12.7mm machine gun and 12 depth charges. ORP Minor was one of the ships of Project 902 (NATO code: Gdansk). Units of this type were designed in the late 1950s for the needs of the Maritime Service of the Border Protection Army. They were based on the design assumptions of Type 9 ships. Project 902 units featured a steel hull and a light alloy deckhouse, including aluminum. The manufacturer of this type of units was the Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk. ORP Minor in the period 1960-1971 served in the Border Protection Forces, but in 1971 was transferred to the Polish Navy. She continued her patrol service and was also treated as a small ZOP (anti-submarine) ship. ORP Minor was decommissioned in 1985.