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ORP
ORP may refer to: Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (a traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy meaning Vessel of the Polish Republic)Oxidation Reduction Potential (chemistry)Operational Ration Pack (the combat ration of the British Armed Forces)Open Runtime Platform (computer science) ..
Orp-Jauche
Orp-Jauche is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1 2005 Orp-Jauche had a total population of 7,780. The total area is 50.50 km² which gives a population density of 154.07 inhabitants per km². ..
Orpah
Orpah is a woman mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Mahlon. After the death of her husband, Orpah and her sister-in-law Ruth wished to go to Judea with Naomi. However, Naomi persuaded Orpah to return to her people and to her gods (Ruth i..
Orphan
For alternative meanings of the word orphan, see Orphan (disambiguation). Orphans, by Thomas Kennington An orphan (from the Greek ορφανός) is a person (or animal), who has lost one or both parents, often through death. One legal definition used in the USA is someone bereft through "de..
Orphan's court
The orphan's court was an organization established in the Chesapeake Bay colonies during colonization. The major goal of the organization was to protect orphaned children and their right to their deceased family's estate from against claims and abuses by step-parents and others. Modern-day orphan'..
Orphan-Maker
Orphan-Maker (Peter) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in X-Factor 1st. series #31. The full story behind the Orphan-Maker has yet to be revealed. Apparently, Peter was held captive in Mister Sinister's "orphanage" for some purpose, but Mr. S..
Orphanage
This article is about the institutions for orphans. For the band, see Orphanage (band). An orphanage is an institution dedicated to caring for orphans (children who have lost their parents). The term is sometimes also used to denote institutions where children reside without cohabiting parents, irr..
Orphanage (band)
Orphanage is a metal band from the Netherlands. They have released 4 full albums to date, fourth released in April 2004 on Nuclear Blast records. On 20th of October 2005 the band has announced that they have stopped. The official announcement states: Through this message we want to bring you..
Orphaned Land
Logo Orphaned Land is a band from Israel who create a unique blend of metal and traditional Jewish music, thus creating a "new" metal sub-genre entitled Oriental metal. Contents 1 Music and themes2 Discography3 Band members3.1 Current3.2 Former3.3 Featured4 ..
Orphaned works
Orphaned works are, broadly speaking, any copyrighted works where the rights holder is hard to find. Because the cost of finding the owner is so high, creators cannot build on orphan works, even when they would be willing to pay to use them. In many cases the works were abandoned because they no lon..
Orphans of God
Orphans of God is a 2 CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter, Mark Heard. Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds benefit the Heard Family Fund. In 1994, some of these tracks were released as part of the single disc collection Strong H..
Orphans of the Sky
1964 hardback edition Orphans of the Sky is a 1951 science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein, consisting of two parts: "Universe" and "Common Sense." The two parts were originally published as a two part serial in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in 1941. "Universe" was also published ..
Orphans Of The Storm
A 1921 film by D.W. Griffith set in late 19th century France, before and during the French Revolution. This was the last Griffith film to feature Lillian and Dorothy Gish, and is often considered Griffith's last major commercial success (after Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, and Broken Blossoms). ..
Orphan (disambiguation)
For orphaned articles in Wikipedia, see [Orphan] Orphan (from the Greek ορφανός) may mean: Orphan, one who has lost one or both parentsOrphan (typesetting), the last line of a paragraph appearing at the top of a pageOrphan (comics), a character in the X-Statix seriesOrphan process,..
Orphan (typesetting)
In typesetting, an orphan is the first line of a paragraph appearing on its own at the bottom of a page, with the rest of the paragraph appearing on the following page. The converse situation, where the last line of a paragraph appears at the top of a page with the remainder appearing on the preced..
Orphan Brigade
The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The First Kentucky was the largest Confederate unit to be recruited from Kentucky dur..
Orphan drug
The granting of the orphan drug status is designed to encourage the development of drugs which are necessary but would be prohibitively expensive/un-profitable to develop under normal circumstances. In the United States, an orphan drug is any drug developed under the Orphan Drug Act of January 1..
Orphan drug exclusivity
Marketing exclusivity of twenty years given to drugs under the Orphan Drug Act ("ODA") in order to encourage greater amounts of research into treatments for rare diseases. The concept behind the ODA is that the longer period of exclusivity will encourgage more companies to invest money in researc..
Orphan of the Stars
Orphan of the Stars is volume seventeen in the French comic book (or bande dessinée) science-fiction series [[Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent]] created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. Contents 1 Outline2 Synopsis3 Principal characters4 Setting5..
Orphan patient
Definition Within any system for health care, there is often a problem with supply of health care providers and/or access to them. An orphan patient is generally considered to be any patient who has either become "lost" within the medical system or has no primary provider overseeing their care. Usu..
Orphan process
An orphan process is a computer process whose parent process has finished or terminated. A process can become orphaned during remote invocation when the client process crashes after making a request of the server. Orphans waste server resources and can potentially leave a server in trouble. Howev..
Orphan receptor
Orphan receptors of the steroid hormone receptor group are apparent receptors that have a similar structure as other identified receptors but whose ligand is not yet known. Their function is to be elucidated. ..
Orphan Star
Orphan Star (1977) is a science fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster. The book is third chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series. Plot introduction The novel takes place in 550 A.A. (After Amalgamation in Foster’s timeline, 2950 AD). Flinx, no longer a poor orphan, is chasing a merchan..
Orphan structure
An orphan structure is a financing term referring to a company whose shares are held by a trustee on a charitable purpose trust. The company is said to be an "orphan" as it is not beneficially owned by anyone. Orphan structures are usually used in offshore structures to ensure that the assets and ..
Orpharion
The orpharion is a plucked instrument from the renaissance. It is part of the cittern family. Its construction is similar to the larger bandora. The metal strings are tuned like a lute and are plucked with the fingers. Therefore, the orpharion can be used instead of a lute. Nut and bridge of an ..
Orphean Warbler
The Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis, is an Old World warbler in the typical warbler genus Sylvia. It has two subspecies; the western race breeds in southwest Europe and north west Africa, and the eastern form breeds in southeast Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus, This warbler is migratory, winter..
Orphée
Orphée (also known as Orpheus) is a 1949 movie directed by Jean Cocteau starring Jean Marais. Plot outline Set in contemporary Paris, the movie is a variation of the classic Greek myth of Orpheus. Here, Orphée is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). They fall in love. Orphée..
Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar (or Sångsällskapet Orphei Drängar, often just OD) is a Swedish male choir and singing society founded in 1853, based in Uppsala and one of the two notable singing societies traditionally affiliated with the university there (the other one being the two decades older Allmänna Sån..
Orphenadrine
Orphenadrine (Norflex®) is a drug used to treat muscle injuries and Parkinson's disease. References [MedlinePlus Database information][PubChem Substance Summary: Orphenadrine] National Center for Biotechnology.↑ Labout JJ, Thijssen C, Keijser GG, Hespe W. "Differen..
Orphenoch
An Orphenoch or pronounced as Orphnoch and Oliff for short, is a fictional human evolutionary stage seen in the 2003- 2004 Japanese television series Kamen Rider 555. Orphenochs are supposed to be the next stage in human evolution. They are stronger, tougher, and faster, with various other sp..
Orpheum
Theatres Orpheum Circuit, Inc. which operated the Orpheum theatre chain including:* The Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia* The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California* The Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska* The Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California* The Orpheum Theater in Sio..
Orpheum, Vancouver
The Orpheum Theatre with advertising for the movie Lady Luck. Dated about 1946. The Orpheum Theatre, advertising the Vancouver Symphony Orcherstra The Orpheum is a theatre and music venue in Vancouver, British Columbia. History Designed by Marcus Priteca, a Scottish architect, the the..
Orpheum Circuit, Inc.
Orpheum Circuit, Inc. was a company started by Martin Beck that owned a series of vaudeville theatres and motion picture theatres. It merged with the chain of theatres owned by Benjamin Franklin Keith and Edward Franklin Albee II to form Keith-Albee-Orpheum. Orpheum Circuit, Inc. was incorporated o..
Orpheum Foundation for the Advancement of Young Soloists
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. The Orpheum Foundation for t..
Orpheum Theater (Omaha)
The Orpheum Theater is a local and national performing arts center located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The Orpheum hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the "Broadway In Omaha" series and Opera Omaha. The 2,600-seat proscenium theater was originally built in 1927 a..
Orpheus
For other senses of the word Orpheus, see Orpheus (disambiguation). For the role-playing game of the same name, see Orpheus (role-playing game). The head of Orpheus, from an 1865 painting by Gustave Moreau. In Greek legend, Orpheus (Greek: Ορφέας) was the chief representative of the ar..
Orpheus (2004 single)
A song by Ash, released in 2004 as the first official single form their album Meltdown, the single is found on the Shaun of the Dead Original Soundtrack. It is also one of the EA Trax in the computer game Burnout 3 by Criterion Software. The song gets its name from the Greek legend of Orpheus. I..
Orpheus (Angel episode)
Contents 0.1 Summary0.2 Expanded overview1 Production details1.1 Music2 Continuity2.1 Arc significance2.2 Timing Summary Angelus gets the upper hand against Faith and begins to feed on her, but passes out from the near-fatal drugs taken from a vampire junkie ..
Orpheus (band)
'Orpheus' was the name of a Boston-based rock band that enjoyed brief popularity in the 1960’s. Original members included guitarist/vocalists Bruce Arnold and Jack McKennes, bass guitarist Eric "the Snake" Gulliksen, and drummer Harry Sandler. Orpheus recorded three albums and four singles for MGM..
Orpheus (comics)
Orpheus is a DC comics character created by Alex Simmons, who first appears in Batman: Orpheus Rising (October, 2001). History Gavin King grew up in Gotham dreaming of becoming a professional dancer and singer. His ambitions made him a target for local bullies, and after one too many beatings, Ki..
Orpheus (disambiguation)
Orpheus may be: Orpheus, Greek legendary musicianOrpheus Roye, professional football player Contents 1 Title or fictional character2 Group3 Other4 See also4.1 Title including \"Orphée\"4.2 Title including \"Orpheo\"4.3 Title including \"Orpheu\" Title or ficti..
Orpheus (role-playing game)
For the Orpheus of Greek legend, see Orpheus. Orpheus is a role playing game by White Wolf Game Studio, set in a microcosm of the World of Darkness. Unlike the other World of Darkness game lines, Orpheus has a specifically planned metaplot and a set number of books to be published. Although it use..
Orpheus (Stargate SG-1)
"Orpheus" }||}}} }|episode list=|overridean=}} episode }|episode list=}} of the science fiction}}} television series Stargate SG-1}}}. Plot } The Stargate is dialed by a desperate SG-1, under fire and retreating, who relays this to General Hammond. The guards in the gate room prepare themselves as ..
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is a small classical music orchestra based in New York City which has made many recordings. Founded in 1972, it is known for playing without a conductor. It is best known for its interpretations of nineteenth century composers. It has won two Grammy awards. External li..
Orpheus Descending
Orpheus Descending is a play by Tennessee Williams. It was first presented on Broadway in 1957 where it enjoyed a brief run with only modest success. The play is basically a rewrite of an earlier play by Williams called Battle of Angels, which was written in 1940 but had been poorly received. Whe..
Orpheus Gate
Orpheus Gate (Orfeeva Porta \or-'fe-e-va 'por-ta\) is a 548m high, 250m wide, pass in eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica bounded by Pliska Ridge to the SE and Burdick Ridge to the NW, Huntress Glacier to the SW and Perunika Glacier to the NE. The pass forms part of the overland routes from Hurd ..
Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld (in French: 'Orphée aux enfers') is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, in two acts by Jacques Offenbach. The original French text was by Meilhac and Halévy, and the first production took place in Paris in 1858. It is famous for the good plot and the far more famous music. Ou..
Orpheus Island National Park, Queensland
Orpheus Island National Park colspan="2" Nearest town/city: Ingham Coordinates: [18°37′06″S, 146°29′37″E] Area: 13 km² Established: 1960 Visitation: (in [[]]) Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Official site: [Orpheus ..
Orpheus Mining Colony
In the fictional world of Star Trek, The Orpheus Mining Colony was an important mining colony on Earth's moon in the twenty second century. It was operated by Terra Prime leader John Frederick Paxton who had inherited it from his father. Unknown to Earth's authorities, the main part of the mining s..
Orpheus Musical Theatre Society
One of North America's oldest amateur musical theatre societies, Ottawa, Ontario based Orpheus Musical Theatre Society was founded in 1906. Orpheus performs three shows annually at the Centrepointe Theatre in Ottawa, Ontario. Past performers in Orpheus shows include Alanis Morissette, Peter Jennin..
Orpheus Roye
Orpheus Roye (born January 21, 1974 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns. He first atttended Jones Community College, where he was named JC All-America, registering 76 tackles and 12 sacks. He then transferred to Florida St..
Orpheus Trust
The Orpheus Trust Centre is an inclusive performing arts centre founded in 1998 by British entertainer and musician Richard Stilgoe in his former family home in Godstone, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. Aims Orpheus aims to use music and the performing arts as a vehicle for self-development by offe..
Orphicism
Orphism or (more rarely) Orphicism seems to have been a mystery religion in the ancient Greek world. Its founder was alleged to be the mythical poet Orpheus. Nevertheless, its historical roots have been traced back to the 6th century BC. Contents 1 Peculiarities2 Evidence3 Mythol..
Orphism
For other sense of the word Orphism, see Orphism (disambiguation). Orphism or Orphic cubism, is a term coined in 1912 France by the poet Guillaume Apollinaire. He used the French term Orphisme to label the paintings of Robert Delaunay, relating them to Orpheus, the poet and symbol of the arts of so..
Orphism (disambiguation)
Orphism may be: Orphic cubism (a school of art)Orph(ic)ism (a religious movement in antiquity)..
Orphne
In Greek mythology, Orphne was a nymph that lived in Hades. With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus. ..
Orphon
An orphon is a nonfunctional gene located outside the main chromosomal locus. ..
Orphrey
Orphrey, also spelt Orfrey or Orfray, is a form of highly detailed embroidery, in which typically simple materials are made into exquisite patterns. Orphrey bands are often worn by priests, a tradition that began in the 16th century Catholic Church. The finest examples of orphrey can take hundreds o..
Orph (EP)
About the album Orph is a 3-song demo that was released by the band dredg in 1997. Says drummer Dino Campanella of Orph, "Our first two recordings were written to be rhythmically aggressive. We did the third one, Orph, because we wanted to grow up the right way, from our roots with harmony and melo..
Orpiment
Orpiment Orpiment prepared as a paint pigment Orpiment is a common monoclinic arsenic sulfide mineral with formula: As2S3. It has a Mohs hardness of 1.5 to 2 and a specific gravity of 3.46. It melts at 300 °C to 325 °C . Optically it is biaxial (-) with refractive indices of a=2.4, b..
Orpington
For the breed of chicken see Orpington (chicken). Orpington is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a suburban development located 13.3 miles (21.4 km) south east of Charing Cross. Contents 1 Retail and commerce2 Leisure3 History3.1 Coming of the railway3.2 S..
Orpington (chicken)
The Orpington is a large bird from the English class of chickens. It is a bold, upright breed with a wide chest, broad back, and smallish head and tail. The Orpington was bred as a dual-purpose breed (meat production and eggs), but its popularity grew as a show bird rather than a utility breed. Th..
Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Orpington Borough constituency Orpington shown within Greater London Created: 1945 MP: John Horam Party: Conservative Type: House of Commons County: Greater London EP constituency: London Orpington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United..
Orpington by-election, 1962
The Orpington by-election of 1962 is often described as the start of the Liberal Party revival in the United Kingdom. The election was caused by the appointment of Donald Sumner, Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Orpington as a County Court Judge. The appointment was generally thought to..
Orpington College
Orpington College is a further education college in Orpington, London Borough of Bromley, London, England. It is affiliated with the University of Greenwich. External links [Orpington College official website] ..
Orpington railway station
Orpington railway station serves the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. Located in Station Road, the station is a third of a mile from the southern end of Orpington High Street. The station has eight platforms. Platform 1 is a bay platform which is ra..
Orpington Urban District
Orpington was a local government district in north west Kent from 1934 to 1965 around the town of Orpington. It was created an urban district in 1934 from parts of the abolished districts of Bromley Rural District and Chislehurst Urban District, taking in the entirety of Chelsfield, Cudham, and K..
Orplid
Orplid is the creative neofolk, martial, post-industrial and experimental music works of German musicians Uwe Nolte and Frank Machau. Contents 1 Discography1.1 Albums and EPs2 External links2.1 Official Discography Albums and EPs Year Title Additional information 1998 Orpli..
ORP Bielik (Kobben class)
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ORP Burza
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ORP Błyskawica
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ORP Dzik
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ORP Fala
ORP Fala as a museum AK-230 gun ORP Fala is a Polish patrol craft of the Project 912 class (NATO: Obluze Class). She was the first ship of a 5-ship series, commissioned in 1965. Of a Polish design, they were built in Gdynia. Fala means 'the wave'. She initially wore a number: OP-301, t..
ORP Garland
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ORP General Haller
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ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski
ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski The Clark was decommissioned and stricken on 15 March 2000. That same day, she was transferred to Poland. She is propelled by two General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines and two 350 horsepower (261 kW) electric drive auxiliary propulsion units. She was renamed on ..
ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko
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ORP Grom
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ORP Grom (1995)
:For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Grom see: ORP Grom (disambiguation) ORP Grom ..
ORP Grom (disambiguation)
Three ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Grom: The first ORP Grom was a Grom class destroyer launched in 1936 and sunk near Narvik in 1940The second ORP Grom was a destroyer received from the USSR in 1957 and decommissioned in 1973The third ORP Grom is an Orkan class rocket warship launch..
ORP Grom II
:For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Grom see: ORP Grom (disambiguation) ORP Grom was a Smielyi class destroyer, received by the Polish Navy from USSR in 1957. It served together with its sister ship ORP Wicher until 1973. It was scrapped in 1977. ..
ORP Gryf
:For other warships of the Polish Navy to bear that name see: ORP Gryf (disambiguation) ORP Gryf ..
ORP Gryf (disambiguation)
There were three warships of the Polish Navy to bear the name of ORP Gryf: ORP Gryf (1936-1939), a minelayer notable for her role during the Polish September Campaign of 1939, sunk at Hel harbour by German planesORP Gryf (Hansa class) (1957-1976), a school ship of the Polish NavyORP Gryf (Wodnik cl..
ORP Gryf (Hansa class)
:For other warships of the Polish Navy to bear that name see: ORP Gryf (disambiguation) ORP Gryf (Hansa class) was a Polish schoolship of the Polish Navy, a second vessel to bear that name. It was built in German-occupied Denmark in early 1945, shortly before the end of World War II and initially n..
ORP Gryf (Wodnik class)
:For other warships of the Polish Navy to bear that name see: ORP Gryf (disambiguation) ORP Gryf ..
ORP Jaskolka
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ORP Jastrząb
ORP Jastrząb ("Hawk") was a Holland-type S-class submarine, originally of the United States Navy, in Polish service between 1941 and 1942, when she was lost to friendly fire. She was laid down in October 1918 as USS S-25, and launched in 1922. In 1940 she was set aside as a training vessel, and t..
ORP Kontradmirał Xawery Czernicki
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ORP Krakowiak
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ORP Kujawiak
The ORP Kujawiak was a British Hunt-class destroyer escort, formerly named the HMS Oakley. It was lain down on November 22, 1939 and launched on October 30, 1940. It was commissioned to the Polish Navy in June of 1941. It finally sunk on June 16, 1942 after running into a mine near Malta. 25 Poli..
ORP Orkan
Career Ordered: Laid down: 7 December 1939 Launched: 2 December 1941 Commissioned: Fate: Sunk, torpedoed October 1943 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 1,935 tons standard Length: 362 ft (110.5 m) Beam: 36 ft 9 in (11.2 m) Draught: 14&nbs..
ORP Orzeł
:For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Orzeł see: ORP Orzeł (disambiguation) ORP Orzeł ..
ORP Orzeł (disambiguation)
Three ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Orzeł: The first ORP Orzeł was a Orzeł class submarine commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940.The second ORP Orzeł was a Whiskey class submarine commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1983.The third ORP Orzeł is a Kilo class submarine commi..
ORP Orzeł (Kilo class)
:For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Orzeł see: ORP Orzeł (disambiguation) ORP Orzeł ..
ORP Orzeł (Whiskey class)
:For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Orzeł see: ORP Orzeł (disambiguation) ORP Orzeł ..
ORP Piorun (G65)
ORP Piorun was an N-class destroyer used by the Polish Navy during the Second World War, ex HMS Nerissa. The name means Thunderbolt. She was built by John Brown at Cydebank, Glasgow. Laid down - July 1939 Launched - 7 May 1940 Completed - 4 Nov 1940 She transferred to the Polish Navy as a replac..
ORP Rolnik
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ORP Sęp
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ORP Sokół
:For other ships of the Polish Navy named ORP Sokół see: ORP Sokół (disambiguation) ORP Sokół ..
ORP Sokół (disambiguation)
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ORP Sokół (Falcon) was a name used by four ships of the Polish Navy, three o..
ORP Sokół (Kobben class)
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ORP Warszawa
:For other ships of the Polish Navy to bear that name see: ORP Warszawa (disambiguation) ORP Warszawa was an armed a monitor of the Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy, serving with it between 1920 and 1939. ..
ORP Warszawa (disambiguation)
Three ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Warszawa, after the capital city of Warsaw: The first ORP Warszawa was a monitor of the Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy, serving with it between 1920 and 1939The second ORP Warszawa was a Kotlin SAM class destroyer commissioned from the Soviet..
ORP Warszawa (modified Kashin class)
:For other ships of the Polish Navy to bear that name see: ORP Warszawa (disambiguation) ORP Warszawa ..
ORP Wicher
:For the other warship of the Polish Navy named ORP Wicher see: ORP Wicher (Smielyi class) ORP Wicher ..
ORP Wicher (disambiguation)
ORP Wicher was a name of two destroyers of the Polish Navy: ORP Wicher commissioned in 1930 and sunk during the Polish Defence War of 1939ORP Wicher commissioned from the Soviet Union in 1958 and scrapped in 1974 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated..
ORP Wilk
ORP (Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - "Polish Republic Naval Ship") Wilk was a French-built mine-laying submarine which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1951. Her name meant "Wolf" in Polish. She was laid down in 1927 and launched 12 April 1929. She was commissioned into the Polish Na..
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