| Navy | The Polish Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | U |
| Pennant | P 52 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 Dec, 1941 |
| Launched | 11 Oct, 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec, 1942 |
| End service | 25 Jul, 1947 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Dzik means wild boar in English.
After the loss of the Polish submarine Jastrzab (to friendly fire off Norway) on 2 May, 1942 the Polish requested that they would be assigned a new submarine. The Royal Navy agreed and gave them the U-class boat P 52 then being built. The boat was returned to the Royal Navy on 25 July, 1947. She was then transferred to Denmark in July 1947 and renamed U 1. In 1950 U 1 was renamed Springeren. Finally returned to Britain in October 1957 and scrapped in April 1958. |
| Former name | P 52 |
| Noteable events involving Dzik include: 24 May, 1943 19 Jul, 1943 15 Aug, 1943 21 Sep, 1943 However, it has been established that SF.176 and S.110 were both lost in the explosion of their ready-use ammunition in the air attack and Dzik had no part in their loss, while SF.176 was sunk in action against MGB.658 off Elba on 15 October and possibly not even present at Bastia that day. 17 Nov, 1943 7 Jan, 1944 8 Jan, 1944 9 Jan, 1944 |
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