MS Piłsudski
Polish passenger ship sunk off the Yorkshire coast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Polish passenger ship. For other uses, see Pilsudski (disambiguation).
MS Piłsudski (later renamed ORP Piłsudski) was a medium-size ocean liner of the Polish Merchant Marine, named for Marshal Józef Piłsudski, a national hero of Poland.[1]
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MS Piłsudski in New York | |
History | |
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Poland | |
Name | Pilsudski |
Namesake | Józef Piłsudski |
Owner | PTTO |
Port of registry | Gdynia, Poland |
Builder | CRDA, Monfalcone |
Yard number | 1126 |
Launched | 19 December 1934 |
Maiden voyage | 15 September 1935 |
Out of service | 1939 |
Identification | Call sign: SPED |
Fate | Sunk, 26 November 1939 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 14,294 GRT |
Length | 162 metres (531 ft) |
Beam | 21.6 metres (71 ft) |
Propulsion | Two diesel engines |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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