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Originally Posted by gap
ORP Gryf was quite heavily armed for a minelayer and had the respectable maximum speed of 20 kn. Her gun armament was comparable with the ones used by most early-war destroyers, if not better. She, ORP Wicher, and few smaller Polish vessels managed to reject 5 German air raids and faced a long-range engagement with two Kriegsmarine destroyers, before being killed during the sixth raid. Not bad at all  |
Dawn 01/09/1939
ORP Gryf on mine laying duty in Danzig Bay
Out of the dawn silence, the Stukas start their screams
Polish AA fire adds to the chorus
Aeroplanes are soft against fast flying metal
From blazing fire to the frozen Baltic
Feed us more
Something is wrong - why does ne not BAIL!
Glory for the fatherland
Aeroplanes are cheap
Polish ships are strong and will fight on
Rate of fire is slowing
......
The last sigh
