7002 POLISH DESTROYER GROM 1938

ORP Grom was a Polish destroyer (destroyer) from the interwar period and World War II. The keel for this unit was laid in July 1935, the launch took place in July 1936, and the entry into service in the Polish Navy took place in 1937. The length of the ship was 114 meters and a width of 11.2 meters. The displacement reached around 2,400 tons, and the maximum speed - up to 39-40 knots. The armament - at the time of launching - included, among others: 7 120 mm guns, 4 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and 6 550 mm torpedo tubes. ORP Grom was the lead ship of the destroyer class of the same name. It was built to a Polish order by the British shipyard J. Samuel White in Cowes. Grom-type vessels were characterized by a very high maximum speed, good seaworthiness and swimming range. They also had relatively strong artillery and - as it turned out in the course of service - were susceptible to modernization. Undoubtedly, they were very successful ships, not inferior to foreign designs. ORP Grom traveled to Great Britain under the Peking Plan just before the outbreak of World War II. Shortly after reaching the British Isles, the destroyer started convoy service in the Atlantic and the North Sea. He also took an active part in the Norwegian campaign, during which he was sunk on May 4, 1940 in one of the fjords near Narvik.