ORP Komendant Piłsudski explained

ORP Komendant Piłsudski was a ^[1] originally built at Ab Crichton in Turku, Finland, for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was bought by the Polish Navy in 1920 and served until scuttled in the Invasion of Poland on September 30, 1939.

Raised by the Germans, she was subsequently renamed Heisternest (M 3109) and served in the Kriegsmarine. Heisternest was sunk in a U.S. bomb raid in Nantes, France, on September 16, 1943.

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert . Gardiner . Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921 . 1985 . Conway Maritime Press Ltd. . London, England . 0-85177-245-5 . 319.