ORP Orzeł (1938)

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ORP Orzeł (Polish: "eagle") was an Orzeł class submarine of the Polish Navy that served during World War II. Built in the Netherlands for the Polish navy, it entered service just before the beginning of the war. Escaping internment in Estonia, Orzel reached the UK and was assigned to a Royal Navy flotilla and patrolled the North Sea. In June 1940, Orzel failed to return to base and was declared lost, probably having hit a mine.

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