ORP Gryf (1976)

For other ships with the same name, see ORP Gryf.

ORP Gryf (Wodnik class) 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 Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk as a sister ship of ORP Wodnik, in 1976 she replaced the previous ORP Gryf in her role of a school ship.

History
Poland
Name	ORP Gryf
Ordered	1975
Builder	Northern Shipyard Gdańsk
Launched	1976
Commissioned	1976
Decommissioned	May 31, 2005
Fate	converted to base ship
General characteristics
Class and type	Wodnik class
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 ZU-23-2 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 mm (0.91 in) guns, 2 45 mm (1.8 in) salute guns currently: none

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.