Gdańsk Bay & Gdynia · Poland · Wreck
ORP Groźny
A Soviet-designed submarine chaser where eels and large pike have settled
ORP Groźny is a former Polish anti-submarine vessel built to a Soviet design and scuttled in the Gulf of Gdańsk to train military divers. The metal hull rests at about 18 m, free of nets and currents, and is relatively easy to explore. Divers come for the intact warship shape and the life that has moved into it.
Also known as ORP Grozny, Groźny, Grozny.
Where it is and how deep
54.6759° N, 18.6816° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The upper structure of the Groźny begins at 10 m and the hull rests at about 18 m, touching 18.5 m at its deepest. The hull and its two-storey superstructure are very well preserved, and the wreck stands on an even keel. Near the superstructure a hatch looks into the engine room, and just forward of the engine spaces a narrow corridor can be swum from one side to the other. Eels and large pike have settled on the wreck, and mussels, barnacles and hydroids grow over the steel.
The wreck
- Vessel
- ORP Groźny
- Type
- Anti-submarine vessel
- Length
- 50 m (164 ft)
- Cause
- Deliberately sunk for training military divers
- Lies
- On the bottom of the Gulf of Gdańsk at about 18 m, free of nets
Marine life and season
- Freshwater fish
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Gdańsk Bay & Gdynia: July and August bring the warmest water; January to March is painfully cold, down to about 2 °C in March.
Dive videos
Nurkowanie Zatoka Gdańska wrak "ORP GROŹNY" · Aquadiver.pl on YouTube
Sources
- ORP Groźny – Gdynia Dive — Gdynia Dive
- Wraki Jastarnia – Delfin i Groźny — Gdynia Dive
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