Kormoran 2-class minehunter

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ORP Kormoran
Class overview
Builders
OperatorsMarynarka Wojenna
Planned6
Active1
General characteristics
TypeMinehunter
Displacement850 tons
Length58.5 m (192 ft) [1]
Beam10.3 m (34 ft)[1]
Draft2.7 m (8.9 ft)[1]
Propulsion
  • 2 × MTU diesels
  • 2 ×Voith-Schneider (cycloidal) propulsion systems[1]
Speed15 knots
Range2500 Nm
Complement44[1]
ArmamentTemporarily: *1 × ZU-23-2MR (two 23 mm guns and two PPZR Grom missile) - first unit, to be replaced with a TRYTON System at the next major renovation, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns[citation needed] Finally *1 × Oerlikon KDA 35mm TRYTON Naval Gun System, PPZR Grom Grom AA missile system, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns[citation needed]

Kormoran II (Cormorant Class) - officially project 258, mine hunting type of vessels in building for the Polish Navy. The 2011 Defense Budget included a single vessel of this class.[citation needed] It was launched on 4 September 2015 and was predicted to enter service late 2016. Two more ships have been planned. Ships are built by Remontowa Shipbuilding Gdańsk and Naval Shipyard Gdynia consortium.[2] It will be armed with 35 mm KDA anti-aircraft cannon.[3]

Construction[]

Project 258 vessels are 58.5 m long and 10.3 m wide. The draft is 2.7 meters and the displacement is 830 tons. Contrary to previous construction concepts of this type, the hull was made of non-magnetic steel instead of plastic. The advantage of the steel hull was, among other things, lower operating costs and higher fire resistance. The hull itself is divided into 33 sections. The ship's superstructure has two floors in the fore section and one floor in the stern. The main deck has full bulwark. When constructing the ship, efforts were made to limit the unit's detectability by radars. It is powered by two combustion engines with a capacity of 1,360 hp each, which allows a maximum speed of 15 knots. Additionally, the minesweeper has a bow thruster. The main armament of the ship is a 35 mm KDA type cannon that works with the ZGS-158 optoelectronic head. The ship is equipped with the Integrated Combat System manufactured and supplied by CTM, including: SCOT combat management system, passive defense system, underwater observation system, including SHL-101 / TM and SHL-300 sonar stations and a system of remotely and wirelessly fired charges explosives for destroying sea mines "Toczek".[4][5][6][7] On the other hand, Xblue Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) have been selected to provide critical navigation capabilities to the Polish Navy’s new-build Kormoran II class mine countermeasure vessels.[8]

Description[]

The main tasks of the Kormoran II type units include searching, classification, identification and fighting sea mines, identification of fairways, guiding units through mine hazard waters, putting mines and remote control of self-propelled anti-mine platforms.[6]

Vessels[]

A lead ship ORP Kormoran (601) was commissioned on 28 November 2017.[5] In summer 2018 building of a second ship of this project - named ORP Albatros (602) - was initiated.[4] Albatros was launched on 10 October 2019 and construction of third ship, ORP Mewa (603), also started on that day.[9] Mewa was launched on 17 December 2020.[10] It's planned to build another 3 ships in 2029-2031.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Altair: RAPORT BME DAILY 1 p. 12-15. (pl/en)
  2. ^ Altair: Konsorcjum budowy Kormorana 2. (pl)
  3. ^ Altair: Armata dla Kormorana 2. (pl)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Polish MCM vessels under construction - NWI - Naval Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Niszczyciel min projektu 258 Kormoran II - DziennikZbrojny.pl". DziennikZbrojny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Niszczyciel Min typu Kormoran II". Wojsko-Polskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ studio@alfabravo.pl, ALFA BRAVO. "Niszczyciel min Kormoran II gotowy do służby". Gospodarka morska - portal branżowy, portal morski (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ Staff, Naval News (8 April 2021). "Polish Navy's Kormoran II class MCMVs to be equipped with iXblue INS". Naval News. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Poland launches second Kormoran II-class MCMV". janes.com.[dead link]
  10. ^ studio@alfabravo.pl, ALFA BRAVO. "Wodowanie i chrzest ORP Mewa i H-13 Przemko - GospodarkaMorska.pl". Gospodarka morska - portal branżowy, portal morski (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/goltarr/status/1220306611790589952. Missing or empty |title= (help)



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