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ORP Błyskawica - Gallery
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Construction of ORP's Grom and Błyskawica
ORPs Grom and Błyskawica under construction at J. Samuel White's shipyard in East Cowes.
Błyskawica Launch
ORP Błyskawica Launch Photo
Błyskawica (left) and Grom (right) Both Moored Farside, Midriver
ORPs Błyskawica and Grom moored alongside two Royal Navy ships in Cowes
Błyskawica Fitting Out
Błyskawica Fitting Out
Błyskawica Leaving Cowes
Błyskawica on the River Medina leaving_Cowes in July 1947 to return to Poland
Błyskawica (H 34) At Sea
Błyskawica at sea with identification H34 and in camouflage paint.
Cowes Raid Painting
Painting of Błyskawica during the Cowes_Raid in May, 1942
Arctic Convoy
Błyskawica during an Arctic convoy, showing superstructure encased in ice.
Arctic convoy ship engulfed by waves.
ORP Błyskawica in 1947
ORP Błyskawica in 1947.
ORP Błyskawica In Gdynia
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1982 Memorial Plaque in Cowes
2002 Memorial Plaque In Cowes
2002 Memorial Plaque in Cowes
2002 Memorial Plaque in Cowes
Blitz On Cowes Plaque
Blitz On Cowes Memorial Plaque
Commander Wojciech Francki
Commander Wojciech Francki at sea, wearing a grey duffle coat.
Błyskawica Metal Artwork
Błyskawica Metal Stencil Artwork
Czeslaw "Chez" Guzenda
My Father (~1940)
Czeslaw Guzenda, my father, in his Polish Navy uniform.
Czeslaw "Chez" Guzenda
My Father
Czeslaw Guzenda, my father, in his Polish Navy officer's uniform.
"Kaszek" Kowalczyk
My Godfather
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