ORP Ryś (1929)
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ORP Ryś was a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1955. Her name means Lynx in Polish.
History
Ryś was laid down in 1927 in Nantes, France; launched in 1929; and entered service in 1932. When World War II began on September 1, 1939, she took part in the Worek Plan for the defense of the Polish coast. After suffering battle damage, the submarine withdrew to neutral Swedish waters and was interned on September 17. After the war, she returned to Poland in October 1945 and served in the navy of the Polish People's Republic until 1955. She was scrapped in 1956.
Gallery
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Polish soldiers eating dinner in ORP Ryś.
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Commander Captain Grochowsky and Deputy Commander Rekner on Ryś in the Baltic Sea in September 1939.Commander Captain Grochowsky and Deputy Commander Rekner on Ryś in the Baltic Sea in September 1939.
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The three submarines Sęp, Ryś, and Żbik at the Marielund internment camp outside Mariefred, with the Polish flag raised on one of them.
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The three submarines were moved to Stockholm for repairs in April 1940. The crews were housed on the sailing ship Dar Pomorza, seen in the background.
External links
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