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| Polish destroyers Grom and Burza during Operation Peking, viewed from destroyer Błyskawica, circa 29 Aug-1 Sep 1939 | 76mm anti-aircraft gun aboard ORP Blyskawica, Britain, 13 Sep 1940 |
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| Błyskawica in the North Atlantic, circa 1940s | Conrad and Błyskawica during exercise, 1946 |
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| 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns aboard Polish destroyer Błyskawica, 10 Oct 2005 | 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun mount, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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| 40mm twin Bofors anti-aircraft gun mount, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | A list of action which Blyskawica participated, on display at ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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| Battle flag of the destroyer ORP Piorun (Thunderer), famous for engaging the battleship Bismarck, on display at ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | Loader for main batteries, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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| Main electromechanical control station below decks, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | One of the boilers belowdecks, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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| Original chamber of the main battery, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | Pistolet wz. 35 Vis semi-automatic pistol on display at ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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| Plaque from the City Council of Cowes, England, United Kingdom, commemorating the defense of the city in 1942, on display aboard ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | Polish sailor aboard ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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| Ship's bell and name plate of ORP Burza (Storm), on display aboard ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | Side mounted depth charge launcher, ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019; it was refitted during the Soviet era, but the King George VI initials from 1942 remained |
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| Soviet-era torpedo tube on the port side of ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 | Starboard view of ORP Blyskawica, Gdynia, Poland, 15 Jun 2019 |
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