# ORP Rolnik

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**ORP *Rolnik*** (Polish: *farmer*) was a [Polish Navy](/source/Polish_Navy) missile [Tarantul-class corvette](/source/Tarantul-class_corvette). Built in [Rybinsk](/source/Rybinsk) for the [Soviet Navy](/source/Soviet_Navy) as ***R-833***, the ship was acquired by Poland in 1989 and served until 2013.

## Description

Internationally, the ship was classified as a small corvette, while in Poland it was referred to as a missile ship. It was powered by two gas turbines with a maximum horsepower of 12,000 HP, allowing it to reach speeds of over 43 knots. *Rolnik*'s primary armament was for ship-to-ship combat, and its primary weapon was the P-21/P-22 [anti-ship missile](/source/Anti-ship_missile). The ship lacked airborne detection radar, and had minimal anti-aircraft capabilities. It had a crew of 45 officers and sailors.[1]

### Radar equipment

- *Garpun-E* target acquisition radar (NATO: "Plank Shave")
- MR-123 fire control radar (NATO: "Bass Tilt")
- *Pechora-1* navigational radar

### Armament

- *Nichrom-RR* recognition system
- P-21/P-22 anti-ship missiles

## History

The success of the [Osa-class missile boats](/source/Osa-class_missile_boat) caused the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) to begin looking for a successor class to replace the aging ships. Development of the [*Tarantul I*-class](/source/Tarantul-class_corvette) corvettes began in 1965, with an assumption that the new ships would be 400-500 tons and carry a new missile system. After planning was completed by CKMB Almaz, construction began on *Rolnik* in 1969. The ship was built in the [Rybinsk](/source/Rybinsk) Shipyard under the yard number 01722 and the designation *R-833*.[1]

After several decades of service within the Soviet Navy, the boat was purchased by Poland in 1989. Upon commissioning into the Polish Navy on 4 February 1989, *Rolnik* was assigned to a new independent group of missile ships. Later, the ship was reassigned to the 2nd Missile and Torpedo Boat Squadron of the [3rd Ship Flotilla](/source/3rd_Ship_Flotilla). In 2004, the ship was moved to the Missile Ships Squadron, and then to its final assignment in the Battle Ships Squadron.[1]

From 1989 to 2009, *Rolnik* launched thirty-two rockets and travelled a total of fifty thousand miles. It participated in several international exercises in the [Baltic Sea](/source/Baltic_Sea), including [BALTOPS](/source/BALTOPS) and [PASSEX](/source/PASSEX). The ship was decommissioned at the Naval Port in Gdynia on 3 December 2013.[2]

In April of 2020 the ship was scrapped at the Vistal shipyard in Gdynia.[3]

## References

1. Ciślak, Jarosław (1995). *Polska Marynarka Wojenna 1995: okręty, samoloty i śmigłowce, uzbrojenie, organizacja*. Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Techniki Wojskowej, 6. I ed. Warszawa: Lampart & Bellona. ISBN 83-86776-08-0.

1. ["Opuszczenie bandery na dwóch okrętach rakietowych MW"](http://www.mw.mil.pl/index.php?vhost=www&akcja=news&id=21777&limes=). *mw.mil.pl*. 3 December 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160306022424/http://www.mw.mil.pl/index.php?vhost=www&akcja=news&id=21777&limes=) 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

1. [https://www.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantulwww.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantul](https://www.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantulwww.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantul)

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