Wicher Class Destroyer
Wicher-class destroyers served in the Polish Navy during World War II. Two ships of this class were built for the Second Polish Republic by Chantiers Naval Français during the late 1920s. They were modified versions of the Bourrasque-class destroyers built for the French Navy.
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