Allied Warship Commanders


Borys Karnicki, ORP

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Ranks

 Kapitan Marynarki

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Borys Karnicki, ORP


ShipRankTypeFromTo
ORP Wilk (N 63)Kpt. mar.Submarine19 Apr 19401 Aug 1940
ORP Sokol (N 97)Kpt. mar.Submarine19 Jan 194123 Feb 1942
ORP Sokol (N 97)Kpt. mar.Submarine17 Mar 194229 Jul 1942

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine ORP Sokol (N 97)


28 Oct 1941
ORP Sokol (Kapitan Marynarki Borys Karnicki) fires four torpedoes against the Italian Citta di Palermo (5413 GRT) west of Isola d'Ischia, Italy in position 40º42'N, 13º47'E. The torpedoes missed their target.

2 Nov 1941
ORP Sokol (Lt.Cdr. B. Karnicki) and HMS Utmost (Lt. J.D. Martin, RN) together sink the Italian merchant Balilla (2469 GRT) about 20 nautical miles north-west of Capo San Vito, Sicily, Italy in position 38º22'N, 12º20'E.

19 Nov 1941
Torpedoed and damaged the Italian destroyer Aviere (1645 tons) in Navarino harbour.

21 Nov 1941
At 23.38 near Navarino Sokol (Kapitan Marynarki Borys Karnicki) damaged Italian tanker "Berbera" (2093 BRT), which is sunk 8 days later after british air attack.

12 Feb 1942
ORP Sokol (Lt.Cdr. B. Karnicki) sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel Giuseppina (392 GRT) with gunfire about 30 nautical miles south of Sfax, Tunisia in position 34º15'N, 10º55'E.

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