ORP Orzeł was a Polish Navy submarine in service during the World War II. War Ensign of the Polish Navy - note: blue triangle is for background purpose only! Recreated from Image:BANDERA MW small. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The agencies responsible for the government of the United Kingdom consist of a number of ministerial departments (usually headed by a Secretary of State) and non-ministerial departments headed by senior civil servants. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a self propelled torpedo, is a self-propelled guided projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... ORP is a traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy. ... Polish Navy Ensign Manuevers of the Polish Navy - Baltic Sea The Polish Navy (Polska Marynarka Wojenna, PMW) is the branch of Poland armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The ship was built in the Dutch shipyard "De Schelde" in 1937-1938 together with her sister ship ORP Sęp ("Vulture"). A modern design (designed by Polish and Dutch engineers), albeit a bit too large for the shallow Baltic Sea. Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Baltic can refer to: The Baltic Sea Council of the Baltic Sea States - an intergovernmental organization Baltic sea countries - countries with access to the Baltic Sea The term Baltic countries is sometimes used more or less synonymously for Northern Europe (Russia not included) The Baltic region (Balticum) Baltic States - the...

At the start of hostilities Orzeł was on patrol in its designated sector of the Baltic Sea. Unable to return to the Polish Naval Bases at Gdynia or Hel, Orzeł had to make its way into a neutral port to offload its sick captain. The crew chose to go to Tallinn, Estonia on September 14, 1939. At the German insistence the Estonian authorities interned the crew, confiscated the maps and started to dismantle the armament. The crew elected to escape with ship and make the perilous journey to England. Under the new command of its former XO, Lt.Cdr. Jan Grudzinski VM DSO, Orzeł escaped on September 18 with two Estonian guards taken captive. The Estonian and German press declared them dead, yet the new captain carried them to Swedish shores and provided them with money and food for their safe return home saying that if one is returning from the underworld he should travel first class only. Baltic can refer to: The Baltic Sea Council of the Baltic Sea States - an intergovernmental organization Baltic sea countries - countries with access to the Baltic Sea The term Baltic countries is sometimes used more or less synonymously for Northern Europe (Russia not included) The Baltic region (Balticum) Baltic States - the... Gdynia (pronounce: [:gdiɲia], Kashubian: Gdiniô, German: Gdingen ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Motto: none Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada Miasta Helu Mayor Mirosław Wądołowski Area 21,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 4 874 (2001) none /km² Founded City rights prior to 1198 13th century (conf. ... The city of Tallinn is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... XO may refer to: Executive officer (military) XO grade of cognac, where the youngest brandy is at least 7 years old. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... Order of Virtuti Militari The Order of Virtuti Militari (Military Virtue) is Polands highest military decoration for valour in the face of the enemy, equivalent to the British Victoria Cross or the US Congressional Medal of Honor. ... Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly other Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ...

Without the maps and most of navigation equipment, ORP Orzeł remained in the Baltic and the crew decided to look for some German ships to sink. No ships were sunk, but Orzeł remained in the Baltic long after all pockets of resistance on Polish teritory were conquered by the Nazis. She evaded the numerous Kriegsmarine ships hunting for her, and made it to England on October 14. The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ...

After refitting and rest, Orzel went immediately on patrol. It sank the German troop transport "Rio de Janeiro" that was heading for the invasion of Norway in early May 1940. The ship was lost with all hands on the next patrol somewhere in the North Sea, in late May 1940. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• Association of the "ORZEL" submarine search group (http://www.orzel.one.pl/en/news.php)