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This is a list of ships of the Polish Navy from the outbreak of World War II to the present day.
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilo class Project 877E | 1 |  Soviet Union |  | Attack submarine | ORP Orzeł | 291 | 1986 | 3,180 tonnes | [1] Homeport: Gdynia |
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (2) | |||||||||
| Oliver Hazard Perry class | 2 |  United States |  | Guided-missile frigate | ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski | 272 | 2000 | 3,650 tonnes | [2] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko | 273 | 2002 | |||||||
| Corvettes (2) | |||||||||
| Kaszub class | 1 |  Poland |  | Corvette | ORP Kaszub | 240 | 1986 | 1,183 tonnes | [3] Homeport: Gdynia |
| Gawron class Project 621 (MEKO A100PL) | 1 | Poland |  | Patrol corvette | ORP Ślązak | 241 | 2019 | 2,150 tonnes | 5 cancelled [4] Homeport: Gdynia |
| Fast attack craft (3) | |||||||||
| Orkan class | 3 |  Germany |  | Fast attack craft | ORP Orkan | 421 | 1992 | 369 tonnes | [5] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Piorun | 422 | 1994 | |||||||
| ORP Grom | 423 | 1995 | |||||||
| Mine countermeasure ships (21) | |||||||||
| Kontradmiral Xawery Czernicki-class | 1 | Poland |  | Mine countermeasure command vessel | ORP Kontradmiral Xawery Czernicki | 511 | 2001 | 2,390 tonnes | [6] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| Kormoran 2 class | 3 (+ 3 on order) | Poland |  | Minehunter | ORP Kormoran | 601 | 2017 | 850 tonnes | [7] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Albatros | 602 | 2022 | |||||||
| ORP Mewa | 603 | 2023 | |||||||
| Gardno-class prototype Projekt 207D | 1 | Poland |  | Minesweeper | ORP Gopło | 630 | 1982 | 225 tonnes | [8] [9] Homeport: Gdynia |
| Gardno class Projekt 207P | 12 | Poland |  | Minesweeper | ORP Gardno | 631 | 1984 | 216 tonnes | [10] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| ORP Bukowo | 632 | 1985 | |||||||
| ORP Dąbie | 633 | 1986 | |||||||
| ORP Jamno | 634 | 1986 | |||||||
| ORP Mielno | 635 | 1987 | |||||||
| ORP Wicko | 636 | 1987 | |||||||
| ORP Resko | 637 | 1988 | |||||||
| ORP Sarbsko | 638 | 1988 | |||||||
| ORP Necko | 639 | 1989 | |||||||
| ORP Nakło | 640 | 1990 | |||||||
| ORP Drużno | 641 | 1990 | |||||||
| ORP Hańcza | 642 | 1991 | |||||||
| Mamry class Projekt 207M | 4 | Poland |  | Minesweeper | ORP Mamry | 643 | 1992 | 216 tonnes | [11] [12] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Wigry | 644 | 1993 | |||||||
| ORP Śniardwy | 645 | 1994 | |||||||
| ORP Wdzydze | 646 | 1994 | |||||||
| Minelayers / landing ships (8) | |||||||||
| Lublin class | 5 | Poland |  | Mine-layers / landing ships | ORP Lublin | 821 | 1989 | 1,745 tonnes | [13] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| ORP Gniezno | 822 | 1990 | |||||||
| ORP Kraków | 823 | 1990 | |||||||
| ORP Poznań | 824 | 1991 | |||||||
| ORP Toruń | 825 | 1991 | |||||||
| Project 716 | 3 | Poland |  | Landing cutter | KTr-11 | 851 | 1988 | 176 tonnes | [14] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| KTr-12 | 852 | 1991 | |||||||
| KTr-13 | 853 | 1991 | |||||||
| Rescue ships (4) | |||||||||
| Piast-class | 2 | Poland |  | Multi-task rescue-salvage ship | ORP Piast | 281 | 1974 | 1,600 tonnes | [15] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Lech | 282 | 1974 | |||||||
| Zbyszko-class | 2 | Poland |  | Salvage and rescue ship | ORP Zbyszko | R-14 | 1991 | 380 tonnes | [15] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Maćko | R-15 | 1992 | |||||||
| Survey (2) | |||||||||
| Nawigator-class Project 863 | 2 | Poland |  | Survey | ORP Navigator | 262 | 1975 | 1,675 tonnes | [16] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Hydrograf | 263 | 1976 | |||||||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replenishment ships (2) | |||||||||
| Bałtyk class | 1 | Poland |  | Fleet tanker | ORP Bałtyk | Z-1 | 1991 | 3,021 tonnes | [17] Homeport: Gdynia |
| B199 class | 1 | Poland |  | Fleet tanker | Z-8 | Z-8 | 1970 | 1,225 tonnes | [18] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| Survey ship (2) | |||||||||
| Heweliusz-class Project 874 | 2 | Poland |  | Survey ship | ORP Heweliusz | 265 | 1982 | 1,214 tonnes | [19] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Arctowski | 266 | 1982 | |||||||
| Tugboats (13) | |||||||||
| B860 class | 6 | Poland |  | Tugboat | Bolko | H-11 | 2020 | 490 tonnes | [20] [21] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| Semko | H-12 | 2020 | |||||||
| Przemko | H-13 | 2021 | |||||||
| Gniewko | H-1 | 2020 | [20] [21] Homeport: Gdynia | ||||||
| Mieszko | H-2 | 2020 | |||||||
| Leszko | H-3 | 2021 | |||||||
| H-960 class | 2 | Poland |  | Tugboat | – | H-6 | 1992 | 332 tonnes | [22] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| – | H-8 | 1993 | [22] Homeport: Gdynia | ||||||
| H-900/II class | 3 | Poland |  | Tugboat | – | H-4 | 1980 | 218 tonnes | [23] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| – | H-5 | 1981 | [23] Homeport: Gdynia | ||||||
| – | H-7 | 1981 | |||||||
| B820 class | 2 | Poland |  | Tugboat | – | H-9 | 1993 | 153 tonnes | [24] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| – | H-10 | ||||||||
Note: The Polish Navy has approximately 40 vessels, including hydrographic and transport cutters, demagnetization ships, yachts and motorboats.
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wodnik class | 1 | Poland |  | Training ship | ORP Wodnik | 251 | 1976 | 1,745 tonnes | Homeport: Gdynia |
| Iskra class | 1 | Poland |  | Sail training ship | ORP Iskra | 253 | 1982 | 299 tonnes | Homeport: Gdynia |
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grom class | 1 |  United Kingdom |  | Destroyer | ORP Błyskawica | H34 | 1937 | 2,144 tonnes | [1] Homeport: Gdynia |
| Class | On order | Origin | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (3) | |||||||||
| Miecznik class Arrowhead 140 (Project 106) | 3 | Poland | – | Guided-missile frigate | ORP Wicher | – | 2028 | 7,000 tonnes | [25] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Burza | – | 2033 | |||||||
| ORP Huragan | – | 2034 | |||||||
| Mine countermeasure ships (3) | |||||||||
| Kormoran 2 class | 3 | Poland | | Minehunter | ORP Jaskółka | 604 | 2026/27 | 850 tonnes | [26] Homeport: Świnoujście |
| ORP Rybitwa | 605 | 2026/27 | |||||||
| ORP Czajka | 606 | 2026/27 | |||||||
| Signal intelligence (2) | |||||||||
| Delfin-class | 2 | Poland  Sweden |  Illustration | Reconnaissance ship | ORP Jerzy Różycki | TBA | 2027 | 2,200 tonnes | [27] [28] Homeport: Gdynia |
| ORP Henryk Zygalski | TBA | 2027 | |||||||
| Programme | Quantity planned | Potential class | Potential origin | Picture | Type | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines | |||||||
| Orka | 3 (Budget > 2.5 billion) [29] | A26 Blekinge | Sweden Poland |  | Attack submarine with AIP system | 2,000 tonnes (submerged) | [30] [31] [32] |
| KSS-III PL |  South Korea |  | 3,750 tonnes (submerged) | [29] [30] [33] | |||
| HDS-2300 | South Korea | – | 2,550 tonnes (submerged) 2,300 tonnes (surfaced) | [33] | |||
| S-80 |  Spain |  | 2,965 tonnes (submerged) | [34] | |||
| Scorpene SSK |  France |  | 1,900 tonnes (submerged) | [30] | |||
| Type 212CD | Germany |  | 2,800 tonnes (submerged) | [30] | |||
| Frigates | |||||||
| Project 106 | 5 | Miecznik class Arrowhead 140 | Poland | – | Guided-missile frigate | 7,000 tonnes | 5 more on option under the license agreement [35] |
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Viktor Lomidze, also known by his Polish name of Wiktor Łomidze-Wachtang, was a Georgian-Polish military officer. After the Bolshevik take-over of his country in early 1920s he emigrated to Poland, where he joined the Polish Army and then the Polish Navy.
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The 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla (Polish: 8 Flotylla Obrony Wybrzeża also known as 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla Vice admiral Kazimierz Porębski, a Polish navy fleet of coastal defense ships based in Świnoujście, one of the three naval groups of the Navy. The flotilla was established in 1965 at the main base of the Navy, previously the Szczecin Coastal Area. From January 1, 2014, the Flotilla was subordinated to the Armed Forces General Command.
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ORP Flaming was a Polish base minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of 12 ships of Projekt 206F, rebuilt between 2000 and 2001 into a minehunter. The vessel measured 58.2 meters in length, 7.97 meters in width, and had a draft of 2.14 meters, with a full displacement of 470 tons. It was armed with three twin-mounted 25 mm 2M-3M automatic guns and depth charges, and was also equipped to carry and deploy naval mines.
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The OSU-35K is a Polish naval remote weapon station and a close-in weapon system manufactured by PIT-Radwar. Armed with a 35 mm Oerlikon KDA autocannon, it is meant to defend surface combatants against various types of maneuvering aerial targets such as anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, conventional and rotary-wing aircraft, It can also engage surface and coastal targets. It is in service with the Polish Navy on the Kormoran II-class minehunters and is planned to equip the Wicher-class frigates.