Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- East Cowes : O.R.P. Grom and O.R.P. BŁyskawica -

ORP GROM AND ORP BŁYSKAWICA
Built at J.S. White's Shipyard for the Polish Navy and fitted out at Cowes
Launched in 1936
Joined the British Naval force with the ORP Burza in 1939

ORP GROM Sunk by enemy action at Narvik, Norway on 4th May 1940 with the loss of 59 lives Unveiled on 5th May 2022. The 80th anniversary of the air raids on the two towns. Funded by Red Funnel and East Cowes Town Council

ORP BŁYSKAWICA Saw action in Norway, Dunkirk and on the Atlantic & Mediterranean convpys Defended Cowes and East Cowes during the air raids on the night of 4th/5th May 1942, firing on the enemy aircraft and putting up a smokescreen Now a museum ship in Gdynia, Poland