Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type II) class
| Navy | The Polish Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type II) |
| Pennant | L 26 |
| Built by | Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 May, 1940 |
| Launched | 23 Jul, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 9 May, 1942 |
| End service | 28 Sep, 1946 |
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| History | Loaned to the Polish Navy as ORP Slazak on 30 April, 1942.
She was returned to the Royal Navy on 28 Sept, 1946. |
| Former name | HMS Bedale |
| Noteable events involving Slazak include: 19 Aug, 1942
ORP Slazak participated in the Dieppe Raid, bombarding numerous German shore artillery units, repulsing 30 air attacks and shoting down four Luftwaffe airplanes. For the action in Dieppe Raid, the commandor of ORP Slazak, Lt.Cmdr. Romuald Tyminski received the Distinguished Service Cross. 13 Oct, 1942
RAF Wireless Operator Bill Wright, DFC and other crewmen were rescued from the Atlantic after spending 3 days adrift in a dinghy when their aircraft had ditched after engine failure. |
