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After building of the two Wicher class destroyers, KMW was searching for another project of two new destroyers. The first auction was held in October 1933 but none of the French yards fulfil the conditions of the Polish side, so in May 1934 another auction was announced, but this time only for the Swedish yards. Although there were some interesting projects (see plans), none of the yards fulfil all the technical requirements of the KMW. Finally the order was placed in the English yard John Samuel White from Cowes.

Both destroyers, in the time of their building, were on of the most powerful in their class in Baltic, maybe in the World. The decision of building two more of the Grom mod class destroyers, was made in the middle of the 1939, and before the war only ironplates were gathered.