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ORP Błyskawica Moored at J.S.White's Shipyard Fitting Out Quay
Błyskawica moored at the John Samuel White's shipyard fitting out quay in Cowes
Berthed alongside the shipyard's West Cowes fitting-out quay in late 1937 is the Polish super-destroyer ORP Błyskawica, seen nearing completion.
Five years later, while berthed in the exact same position, the Błyskawica, drawing power from ashore, deployed her guns to great effect, maintaining an intensive aerial barrage that prevented German warplanes from carrying out the total destruction of the town.
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