ORP Błyskawica: The Loyal Warship

Permanent exhibition aboard ORP Błyskawica, the oldest preserved destroyer in the world.

In the year of the 85th anniversary of the ORP Błyskawica's service under the red-and-white flag, the Naval Museum team developed and realized a new historical exhibition in the ship's rooms. The exhibition presents the achievements of our destroyer from the moment of launching to the last years in a modern and clear way. The axis of the exhibition is shown in chronological order the most significant episodes of the ship's service, symbolized by original relics from the museum's collection.

The silhouette of an airplane cut from the sheet metal of the Heinkel-111 shot down near Narvik, the combat decorations of sailors for their wartime deeds, items of daily use, pieces of equipment, silhouettes of officers and sailors in various uniform patterns, models, small arms from the ship's arsenal, souvenir items - all create a story about the ship, its crew, the specifics of service and changing historical realities. A photographic gallery of all the commanders of Blyskawica in its 85th anniversary and a poignant Smolensk memento commemorating the death of Navy commander Admiral Andrzej Karweta complete the content of the exhibition.