ORP "General Sikorski" was Polish armed river ship*
of Pinsk Flotilla; a converted 55-ton 32-metre*
Russian sidewheel steamer, built in 1916.*
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Initially it was armed with two 37mm guns and*
2 MGs.*
In 1933-34 it was converted to AA defence ship,*
armed with two twin 13.2mm Hotchkiss AAMGs and*
two 7.92mm MGs. *
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It operated on shallow waters of Pripyat basin in*
eastern Poland. It fought against German aircraft*
in September 1939, and was scuttled on 18 September,*
after Soviet invasion. *
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_____________[description by PIBWL]*