ORP Brave

ORP "Odważny" was a Polish torpedo boat of Project 664, known in NATO nomenclature as the Wisła class. The vessel, which had the tactical designation KTD 458 and the hull number 458, was built at the Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk, where its construction began on April 7, 1972. The hull was launched on February 21, 1973, and the ship was handed over to the Polish Navy on August 14, 1973, with the official flag-raising ceremony taking place on September 15. "Odważny" was part of the 2nd Rocket-Torpedo Boat Division of the 3rd Ship Flotilla in Gdynia. In 1983, the ship participated in large-scale naval exercises codenamed Reda-83. After being decommissioned on January 31, 1986, it was removed from the fleet list. It was transferred to the General Zygmunt Berling Regional Museum in Skarżysko-Kamienna, now known as the White Eagle Museum, where it became the largest exhibit in the outdoor display. ORP "Odważny" had a standard displacement of 94 tons and dimensions of 24.76 m in length, 7.79 m in width, and a draft of 1.61 m, allowing it to reach a maximum speed of 43 knots with a range of 410 nautical miles. The ship was operated by a crew of 20. Its armament included four OTAM-53-206 torpedo tubes of 533 mm caliber, a twin-mounted AK-230 30 mm universal gun (replaced by a 2M-3M 25 mm gun after the ship's decommissioning), and the ability to be equipped with mine rails. Interestingly, scenes for the popular children's movie "Podróże pana Kleksa" (Mr. Kleks' Journeys) were filmed on board "Odważny," highlighting its place in Polish culture.