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ORP Piorun (G65)
ORP Piorun was an N-class destroyer used by the Polish Navy during the Second World War, ex HMS Nerissa.
She was based in England, and its commander was Commander Plawski. In March 1941 she took part in the defence of Clydebank against Luftwaffe air raids. In May 1941 she was escorting convoy WS8B, along with four Royal Navy destroyers, when they were ordered to leave the convoy to take part in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck. Piorun took part, along with the British destroyers, in the shadowing of and torpedo attacks on the Bismarck the night before she was sunk, and at one point they had an exchange of fire for half an hour. However, as Piorun was very low on fuel, she was ordered to leave before Bismarck was sunk.
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