ORP Błyskawica
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ORP Błyskawica is a Grom-class destroyer which served in the Polish Navy during World War II. She is the only Polish Navy ship to have been decorated with the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest milita
ORP Błyskawica, modern view
Crew cleaning a 76 mm anti-aircraft gun on ORP Błyskawica, 12 September 1940
ORP Błyskawica in the Northern Atlantic during World War II
Bridge of ORP Błyskawica decorated with Golden Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari
Museum ship
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A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Some are also used for training and r
ORP Błyskawica
…with the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military order for gallantry, and in 2012 was given the Pro Memoria Medal. Błyskawica is preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia and is the oldest preserved destroyer in the world. Błyskawica is moored next to the Dar Pomorza. She was the second of the two Grom…
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