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{{Short description|Submarine}}
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{{other ships|ORP Bielik|HNoMS Svenner}}
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|Ship country=Poland
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|Ship name=''Bielik''
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|Ship class={{sclass|Kobben|submarine}}
|Ship displacement=*435 tons surfaced
*485 tons submerged
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'''ORP ''Bielik''''', formerly '''HNoMS ''Svenner'' (S309)''', was one of four {{sclass|Kobben|submarine}}s in service with the [[Polish Navy]]. The vessel and its [[sister ship]]s were built in the period 1964–1967 by Rheinstahl [[Nordseewerke]] GmbH in [[Emden]], [[West Germany]] for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]]. The ''Kobben''-class submarines were given to [[Poland]] in the 2002–2004<ref>Saunders, p. 557</ref> period after having been replaced by {{sclass|Ula|submarine|2}}s in [[Norway]]. Before entering active Polish service the boat was modified in [[Gdańsk]]. She was decommissioned in December 2021 alongside her sister Sęp, with the decommissioning marking the end of active service for the Kobben-class submarines.
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Saunders |editor1-first=Stephen |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 |date=2004 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, UK |isbn=0-7106-2623-1}}
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[[Category:Ships built in Emden]]
[[Category:1967 ships]]
[[Category:Kobben-class submarines of the Polish Navy]]
[[Category:Submarines of Poland]]
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