List of ships of the Polish Navy

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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.

Active fleet

Submarine fleet

Class In service Origin Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Kilo classProject 877E 1  Soviet Union Attack submarine

Diesel-electric

ORP Orzeł 291 1986 3,180 tonnes [1]

Homeport: Gdynia

Surface warship fleet

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

 Poland

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 [pl]

Projekt 207D

1  Poland Minesweeper ORP Gopło [pl] 630 1982 225 tonnes [8][9]

Homeport: Gdynia

Gardno class

Projekt 207P

12  Poland Minesweeper ORP Gardno [pl] 631 1984 216 tonnes [10]

Homeport: Świnoujście

ORP Bukowo [pl] 632 1985
ORP Dąbie [pl] 633 1986
ORP Jamno [pl] 634 1986
ORP Mielno [pl] 635 1987
ORP Wicko [pl] 636 1987
ORP Resko [pl] 637 1988
ORP Sarbsko [pl] 638 1988
ORP Necko [pl] 639 1989
ORP Nakło [pl] 640 1990
ORP Drużno [pl] 641 1990
ORP Hańcza [pl] 642 1991
Mamry class [pl]

Projekt 207M

4  Poland Minesweeper ORP Mamry [pl] 643 1992 216 tonnes [11][12]

Homeport: Gdynia

ORP Wigry [pl] 644 1993
ORP Śniardwy [pl] 645 1994
ORP Wdzydze [pl] 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 [pl] 281 1974 1,600 tonnes [15]

Homeport: Gdynia

ORP Lech [pl] 282 1974
Zbyszko-class 2  Poland Salvage and rescue ship ORP Zbyszko [pl] R-14 1991 380 tonnes [15]

Homeport: Gdynia

ORP Maćko [pl] R-15 1992
Signal intelligence (2)
Nawigator-class

Project 863

2  Poland Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) ORP Navigator [pl] 262 1975 1,675 tonnes [16]

Homeport: Gdynia

ORP Hydrograf [pl] 263 1976

Auxiliary fleet

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.

Training ships

Class In service Origin Picture Type Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Wodnik class 1  Poland Training ship ORP Wodnik [pl] 251 1976 1,745 tonnes Homeport: Gdynia
Iskra class 1  Poland Sail training ship ORP Iskra [pl] 253 1982 299 tonnes Homeport: Gdynia

Museum ships

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

Border Guard ships

Future fleet

Confirmed orders

Class On order Origin Picture Type Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Frigates (3)
Miecznik class

Arrowhead 140 (Project 106)

3  Poland

 United Kingdom

– 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

Planned orders

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  South Korea 3,750 tonnes

(submerged)

[30][29]
S-80  Spain 2,965 tonnes

(submerged)

[33]
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

 United Kingdom

– Guided-missile frigate 7,000 tonnes 5 more on option under the lecense agreement[34]

Former fleet

Warsaw Pact

ORP Warszawa (271)
ORP Wicher (274)
ORP Wilk (293)
ORP Rolnik (437)
ORP Władysławowo (433)

Destroyers

Corvettes

Submarines

Fast Attack Craft Missile

  • Osa-class missile boat
    • ORP Hel (421)
    • ORP Gdańsk (422)
    • ORP Gdynia (423)
    • ORP Kołobrzeg (424)
    • ORP Szczecin (425)
    • ORP Elbląg (426)
    • ORP Puck (427)
    • ORP Ustka (428)
    • ORP Oksywie (429)
    • ORP Darłowo (430)
    • ORP Świnoujście (431)
    • ORP Dziwnów (432)
    • ORP Władysławowo (433)

Torpedo boats

  • Project 663D torpedo boat
    • ORP Błyskawiczny
  • Project 664 class torpedo boat
    • ORP Bitny (KTD-452)
    • ORP Bystry (KTD-453)
    • ORP Dzielny (KTD-454)
    • ORP Dziarski (KTD-455)
    • ORP Sprawny (KTD-456)
    • ORP Szybki (KTD-457)
    • ORP Odważny (KTD-458)
    • ORP Odporny (KTD-459)

Training ships

  • Hansa A type
    • ORP Zetempowiec, later renamed Gryf
  • Schooner
    • ORP Iskra (1917)

World War II

Big minelayer ORP Gryf
ORP Grom
ORP Burza and ORP Wicher
ORP Orzeł

Polish navy before World War II

Ships built and used before the war
  • Gryf class
    • ORP Gryf
  • Wicher-class destroyer
    • ORP Wicher
    • ORP Burza
  • Grom-class destroyer
    • ORP Grom
    • ORP Błyskawica
  • Orzeł-class submarine
    • ORP Orzeł
    • ORP Sęp
  • Wilk-class submarine
    • ORP Wilk
    • ORP Ryś
    • ORP Żbik
  • Jaskółka-class minesweeper
    • ORP Jaskółka
    • ORP Rybitwa
    • ORP Mewa
    • ORP Czajka
    • ORP Żuraw
    • ORP Czapla
  • Vodorez-class gunboat
    • ORP Komendant Piłsudski
    • ORP Generał Haller
Planned and in construction
  • Improved Grom-class destroyer
    • ORP Huragan
    • ORP Orkan

Polish Navy in the West (acting in cooperation with the Allies)

Ships that retreated to Great Britain
  • Wicher-class destroyer
    • ORP Burza
  • Grom-class destroyer
    • ORP Grom
    • ORP Błyskawica
  • Orzeł-class submarine
    • ORP Orzeł
  • Wilk-class submarine
    • ORP Wilk
Ships loaned to PMW (Polish Navy) during the war

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