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ORP ''Gryf'' was a school and hospital ship of the Polish Navy, a second vessel to bear that name. She was built in German-occupied Denmark as a cargo ship in 1944, shortly before the end of World War II and initially named ''Irene Oldendorff''. Soon after the capitulation of Germany, she was taken by the United Kingdom, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Contees'', but in 1946 it was given to the Soviet Union as part of that country's war reparations from Germany. Renamed ''Omsk'' (''Омск''), she served in the Soviet merchant fleet until 1947 when she was sold to Poland. In 1950, she was acquired by the Polish Navy and rebuilt as a school and hospital ship. Initially named ORP ''Zetempowiec'' (after the Union of Polish Youth), in 1957 she was renamed ''Gryf'' after the notable WWII minelayer. In 1976 she was decommissioned and sold to the Port of Gdynia, where she served as a heating barge. Her role of a school ship was taken by a new . ==Description== The ship was built in 1944 by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen. As built, the ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was 1,923 DWT, .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 16 inches (42 cm) and two cylinders of 35 inches (90 cm) diameter by 35 inches (90 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Burmeister & Wain.〔 It could propel her at a maximum speed of . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ORP Gryf (1944)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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