| Navy | The Polish Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | D |
| Pennant | D 46 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | Jan 1917 |
| Launched | 29 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1943 |
| Lost | 8 Jul 1944 |
| History | This ship was manned by men from the Polish navy from 15 January 1943. She was damaged 8th July 1944 (37 killed and 14 injured) off the Normandy beaches and expended as breakwater. |
| Former name | HMS Dragon |
Commands listed for ORP Dragon (D 46)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Kmdr Eugeniusz Jozef Stanislaw Plawski, ORP | 15 May 1943 | 12 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Kmdr por. Stanislaw Tytus Dzienisiewicz, ORP | 12 Jan 1944 | 15 Jul 1944 |
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Notable events involving Dragon include:
4 Jan 1944
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with ORP Dragon (Cdr. S.T. Dzienisiewicz). (1)
11 Jan 1944
HMS Unbending (Lt. J.D. Martin, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with ORP Dragon (Cdr. S.T. Dzienisiewicz). (2)
20 Jan 1944
During the afternoon HMS Trusty (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) makes several practice attacks on ORP Dragon (Cdr. S.T. Dzienisiewicz). (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/19312
- ADM 173/19199
- ADM 173/19121
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.