External Miscellaneous

Prewar:
• Wanda Troman's excellent thesis on "ORP Błyskawica and Its Association With Cowes":
  
  • Part 1: Covers the decision to order the Błyskawica and Grom from J.S. Whites.
  • Part 2: Covers the design, launch and equipment.
• The launching of ORP Błyskawica at John Samuel White's shipyard in East Cowes in 1936
• ORP Błyskawica in the finishing dock in Southampton in 1937.
• Operation Peking - the evacuation of ORPs Burza, Błyskawica and Grom to the UK in 1939.

WWII:
• Google Timeline - Nice summary of key dates in the WWII history of ORP Błyskawica
• The air raid on Cowes in 1942
• Article on Commander Francki and a detailed account of the raid on Cowes.
• The Polish Navy in Scotland.
• Fighting the U-Boats - ORP Błyskawica in action.
• The RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa on October 2nd., 1942
• Gun crews at work on board the Polish destroyer ORP BLYSKAWICA whilst she is in port
• Youtube video showing a documentary film of ORP Błyskawica in action.

After The War:
• Operation Deadlight - Scuttling the U-Boats after WWII.
• The ORP Błyskawica is beautifully preserved at the The Naval War Museum in Gdynia, Poland."
• Friends of The O.R.P. Błyskawica Society
• Cowes square named after Commander of ORP Błyskawica
• UK Memorial honours Poland's WWII heroes

General Information:
• Wikipedia Page
• A history of ORP Błyskawica.
• Uboat.net page containing a list of Captains and descriptions of key events.