In the nomenclature used by the Navy of the Second Polish Republic, ORP Czapla was referred to as a mine layer.
Sources
- ORP Czapla (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://portalmilitarny.pl/artykuly/technika-wojskowa-historia/stawiacz-min-orp-gryf/ (portalmilitarny.pl)
- https://www.magnum-x.pl/artykul/stawiacz-min-orp-gryf (magnum-x.pl)
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