Gryf herself was slightly damaged with one shot. Later the same day, after three attacks of German bombers, Gryf was heavily damaged, and partially sank in the harbour. By 5 September the fire was extinguished and two stern 120 mm artillery mountings (single and twin one) were dismounted and placed ashore as a shore battery No. 34, part of the defensive system of the Hel Peninsula. They reached readiness only on 30 September, just before capitulation. In November 1939, after the end of the invasion hostilities, the Germans raised the wreck and hauled it to a beach near Jastarnia, where it was used as an artillery practice target. After World War II the wreck was used as a target by the Polish Air Force. In 1957 it was decided that the wreck be raised. By 1960 the work was completed and most of the salvaged parts were scrapped. References Minelayers of the Polish Navy Minelayers of France Ships built in France 1936 ships World War II minelayers of Poland World War II shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea Maritime incidents in September 1939 Ships sunk by German aircraft France–Poland military relations Shipwrecks of Poland Minesweepers sunk by aircraft