Dzik (disambiguation)
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Dzik
, a Polish-language word for a wild boar, is the name of an armored car AMZ Dzik.
It can also refer to:
Dzik
Dzik is a 4.5-ton Polish-made multi-purpose infantry mobility vehicle. Produced by the AMZ works in Kutno, it is designed for serving both the patrol and intervention roles, as well as an armoured personnel carrier for use by various peace-keeping and policing forces. Its armour provides defence...
, a Polish-language word for a wild boar, is the name of an armored car AMZ Dzik.
It can also refer to:
- Three submarines of the Polish Navy:
- ORP DzikORP DzikORP Dzik was a U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 December 1941 as P-52 for the Royal Navy, but was transferred to the Polish Navy during construction. Launched on November 11, 1942, ORP Dzik was commissioned into the Polish Navy on December...
, British U class submarineBritish U class submarineThe British U class submarines were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War...
serving between 1942 and 1946 - ORP Dzik (254), minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
, serving between 1958 and 1990 - ORP Dzik (Foxtrot class), Foxtrot class submarineFoxtrot class submarineThe Foxtrot class was the NATO reporting name of a class of diesel-electric patrol submarines that were built in the Soviet Union. The Soviet designation of this class was Project 641....
received from the Soviet Union in 1988 and decommissioned in 2003
- ORP Dzik
- ST Dzik, a tugboat operated by the Polish Government from 1948-61 or later.