ORP Rolnik
ORP Rolnik underway off Gdynia
History
Soviet Union
Name
  • R-833
  • (Р-833)
FateTransferred to Poland, 1989
History
Poland
NameRolnik
NamesakeRolnik
Commissioned4 February 1989
Decommissioned3 December 2013
Identification
FateScrapped, 2020
General characteristics
Class and typeTarantul I-class corvette
Displacement
  • 385 t (379 long tons), standard
  • 455 t (448 long tons), full load
Length56.1 m (184 ft 1 in)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Installed power17,000 hp (12,677 kW)
Propulsion
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Range2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance10 days
Complement37 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

ORP Rolnik (Polish: farmer) was a Polish Navy missile Tarantul-class corvette. Built in Rybinsk for the Soviet Navy as R-833, the ship was acquired by Poland in 1989 and served until 2013.

Description

Silhouette of ORP Rolnik

Internationally, the ship was classified as a small corvette, while in Poland it was referred to as a missile ship. It was powered by two gas turbines with a maximum horsepower of 12,000 HP, allowing it to reach speeds of over 43 knots. Rolnik's primary armament was for ship-to-ship combat, and its primary weapon was the P-21/P-22 anti-ship missile. The ship lacked airborne detection radar, and had minimal anti-aircraft capabilities. It had a crew of 45 officers and sailors.[1]

Radar equipment

  • Garpun-E target acquisition radar (NATO: "Plank Shave")
  • MR-123 fire control radar (NATO: "Bass Tilt")
  • Pechora-1 navigational radar

Armament

  • Nichrom-RR recognition system
  • P-21/P-22 anti-ship missiles

History

The success of the Osa-class missile boats caused the Soviet Union to begin looking for a successor class to replace the aging ships. Development of the Tarantul I-class corvettes began in 1965, with an assumption that the new ships would be 400-500 tons and carry a new missile system. After planning was completed by CKMB Almaz, construction began on Rolnik in 1969. The ship was built in the Rybinsk Shipyard under the yard number 01722 and the designation R-833.[1]

After several decades of service within the Soviet Navy, the boat was purchased by Poland in 1989. Upon commissioning into the Polish Navy on 4 February 1989, Rolnik was assigned to a new independent group of missile ships. Later, the ship was reassigned to the 2nd Missile and Torpedo Boat Squadron of the 3rd Ship Flotilla. In 2004, the ship was moved to the Missile Ships Squadron, and then to its final assignment in the Battle Ships Squadron.[1]

From 1989 to 2009, Rolnik launched thirty-two rockets and travelled a total of fifty thousand miles. It participated in several international exercises in the Baltic Sea, including BALTOPS and PASSEX. The ship was decommissioned at the Naval Port in Gdynia on 3 December 2013.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ciślak, Jarosław (1995). Polska Marynarka Wojenna 1995: okręty, samoloty i śmigłowce, uzbrojenie, organizacja. Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Techniki Wojskowej, 6 (I ed.). Warszawa: Lampart & Bellona. ISBN 83-86776-08-0.
  2. ↑ "Opuszczenie bandery na dwóch okrętach rakietowych MW". mw.mil.pl. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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