Gawron-class Corvette

Digital model of a Gawron-class corvette.

The Gawron-class corvette is a class of small warship of the Polish Navy, built for the 21^st century. The Gawron-class is replacing the aging Karzub and Tarantul class corvettes in Polish service.

Specifications

• Type: Corvette
• Service Period: 2005-Present
• Characteristics
  • Length: 295.6 feet (90.10 meters)
  • Beam: 42.0 feet (12.80 meters)
  • Draft: 11.8 feet (3.60 meters)
  • Displacement: 1,800 tons (Standard); 2,260 tons (Full Load)
• Crew: 74
• Power: 19,840 shp (14.8 MW)
• Propulsion: MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.
• Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
• Speed: 30 Knots (55.56 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • Thales Smart-S Mk.2 Radar
  • Thales SeaPAR Radar
  • Thales Sirius IRST
  • Saab CEROS 200 Fire Control System
  • GDC Hull-mounted Sonar
  • Hydroscience Technologies towed array Sonar system
  • GDC variable depth Sonar
• Countermeasures:
• Armament
  • 1 x OTO Melara 76mm/62-caliber naval gun
  • 2 x 30mm Marlin autocannons
  • 1 x 8-cell SYLVER A43 VLS (fires VL-MICA SAMs)
  • 8 x RBS-15 Mk.3 AShMs
  • 2 x 12.75" triple torpedo tubes (fires MU90 Impact torpedoes)
  • 2 x Bofors ASW-610 ASW mortar launchers
  • 1 x Mk.31 RAM Launcher (fires RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles)
• Aircraft Carried: 1 x Westland Lynx or Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopter

Unit Run

• ORP Gawron (438)
• ORP Ślązak (439)
• ORP Kujawiak (440)
• ORP Krakowiak (441)
• ORP Mazur (442)
• ORP Kurp (443)
• ORP Goral (444)