attacked by two groups of German planes, which scored four hits. Two bombs hit her amidships, one hit the bow and the other was a near miss that fractured her hull in several places on her starboard side. Wicher started to sink and her crew made it ashore, where they joined the land defence of Pomerania. One sailor was killed and 22 wounded in the air attack. After the end of hostilities, in November 1939 the Germans raised the wreck and towed it to shallow waters. According to some sources she was to be raised, repaired and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine under the name of Seerose. However, these plans were not carried out. Wichers wreck survived World War II. In 1946 she was again raised and towed out of port to the area of Jastarnia. There she served as a target for aerial bombardment practice until 1955. In 1963 she was partly scrapped. The remaining part, in approximate position , consists of a quarter of the hull, two funnels and the rudder. References External links Wicher immediately after sinking Wicher-class destroyers World War II destroyers of Poland Destroyers of the Polish Navy World War II shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea 1928 ships Ships built in France Maritime incidents in September 1939 Destroyers sunk by aircraft Ships sunk by German aircraft Shipwrecks of Poland