POLAND: POLISH NAVY GETS U.S. FRIGATE.(Brief Article)

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: March 27, 2000 | Copyright information

At the U.S. naval base in Norfolk on 15 March, Admiral Zbigniew Popek, deputy commander of the Polish Navy, officially took over the guided-missile frigate "Clark," one of the two U.S. Navy vessels offered free of charge to Poland. The 133.5 meter-long "Clark" has been renamed "Pulaski" and will be the Polish Navy's second largest ship. It was transferred to Poland under a scheme aimed at upgrading Poland's naval forces to NATO standards. A second U.S. Navy ship will be transferred...

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