ORP Gryf (1976)

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History
Poland
Name	ORP Gryf
Ordered	1975
Builder	Gdańsk
Launched	1976
Commissioned	1976
Decommissioned	May 31, 2005
Fate	converted to base ship
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement	standard: 1489t full: 1745t
Length	72.24 m (237 ft 0 in)
Beam	11.99 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft	4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Speed	16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Complement	56 + 100
Armament	before 1990: 2 double AK-230 30 mm (1.2 in) guns, 2 double 23 mm (0.91 in) guns, 2 45 mm (1.8 in) salute guns currently: none

ORP Gryf () is a Polish schoolship of the Polish Navy, the third vessel to bear that name. She is named after the notable Polish WWII minelayer. Built in in Gdańsk as a sister ship of , in 1976 she replaced the previous ORP Gryf in her role of a school ship.

Prior to the Gulf War she was refurbished in Gdynia and became a hospital ship. In that role she was sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in the conflict. Currently she serves as a base ship and harbour-locked naval school of the Polish Navy.