ORP Komendant Piłsudski

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ORP Komendant Piłsudski
History
Imperial Russia
Builder
LaunchedJanuary 24, 1917
FateSold to Poland, 1920
Poland
NameORP Komendant Piłsudski
Acquired1921
FateSunk, September 30, 1939
Nazi Germany
NameHeisternest (M 3109)
AcquiredRaised after September 30, 1939
FateSunk, September 16, 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeFilin-class guard ship
Displacement342 tons
Length55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Complement60
Armament
  • 2 ×
    3 in (76 mm)
    guns
  • 4 × machine guns
  • 30 × mines

ORP Komendant Piłsudski was a

Invasion of Poland
on September 30, 1939.

Raised by the Germans, she was subsequently renamed Heisternest (M 3109) and served in the Kriegsmarine. Heisternest was sunk in a U.S. bomb raid in Nantes, France, on September 16, 1943.

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