Grom Class Destroyer
Initial:
- 7-4.7 in (120 mm) (3x2,1x1)
- 4-40 mm AA (2x2)
- 8 13,2 mm MG (4x2)
- 6-21 in (533 mm) TT (2x3)
- DCTs
The Grom-class destroyers were two destroyers, built for the Polish Navy by the British company of J. Samuel White, Cowes. They were laid down in 1935 and commissioned in 1937. The two Groms were some of the fastest and most heavily-armed pre-World War II destroyers .
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