ORP ''Fala'' is a Polish

patrol craft A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and the ...

of the Project 912 class (

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: ''Obluze'' Class). She was the first ship of a five-ship series, commissioned in 1965. Of a Polish design, they were built in

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. ''Fala'' means 'the wave'. She initially wore a number: ''OP-301'', then: ''321''. Initially she served in the Border Brigade of the Polish Navy, then in 1991 she, along with the other four ships, was given to the Polish Border Guard (receiving a new livery). After decommissioning in 1996, ''Fala'' was opened as a museum ship in Kolobrzeg, as part of the Muzeum Oręża Polskiego exhibition.

References

*Jarosław Ciślak (in Polish): ''Polska Marynarka Wojenna 1995'' (Polish Navy 1995), Warsaw 1995, *Robert Rochowicz (in Polish): ''Historia "912-ek" - patrolowców i ścigaczy'' (Story of the 912s - patrol and ASW craft), in: Morza, Statki i Okręty nr. 5/2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fala Museum ships in Poland Ships of the Polish Navy Patrol vessels of the Cold War Kołobrzeg 1965 ships