ORP Burza

	ORP Burza as a museum ship
History
Poland
Name	ORP Burza
Namesake	Thunderstorm
Ordered	2 April 1926
Builder	Chantiers Navals Français, Blainville
Laid down	1 November 1927
Launched	16 April 1929
Commissioned	10 July 1932
Decommissioned	28 June 1960
Fate	Scrapped 1977
General characteristics
Class and type	Wicher-class destroyer
Displacement	1400 t, std; 1910 t, full;
Length	106.9 m (350 ft 9 in)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Installed power	35,000 shp (26,000 kW)
Propulsion	Geared turbines
Speed	33.8 knots (62.6 km/h; 38.9 mph)
Complement	162
Armament	4 × 130 mm guns; 2 × 40 mm wz. 28 AA guns; 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) guns; 2 × triple 550 mm/533 mm/450 mm torpedo tubes; 2 × 240 mm Thornycroft depth charge launchers; 2 × Wz BH200 depth charge launchers; 60 × wz. 08 naval mines;

ORP Burza was a Wicher-class destroyer of the Polish Navy which saw action in World War II.

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