ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski
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ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski is one of two Oliver Hazard Perry-class
Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
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guided-missile frigates of the Polish Navy
Polish Navy
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. Formerly serving in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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as , after her transfer to Poland she was named for Kazimierz Pułaski, an American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
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hero in the United States
United States
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and an independence hero in Poland
Poland
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Clark was decommissioned and stricken on 15 March 2000. That same day, she was transferred to Poland. She is propelled by two General Electric
General Electric
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LM-2500 gas turbines and two 350 horsepower (261 kW) electric drive auxiliary propulsion units.
She was renamed on 25 June 2000 in a ceremony attended by Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
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. Commander Marian Ambroziak was the first Polish Commanding Officer. Generał Kazimierz Pułaski is homeported at Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
(Oksywie
Oksywie
Oksywie is a neighbourhood of the city of Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Formerly a separate settlement, it is actually several centuries older than the city it is a part of currently.-Etymology:...
), and has participated in numerous NATO exercises in the Baltic
Baltic Sea
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