Polish Navy – Auxiliaries and Other Ships

Auxiliaries and Other Ships

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Intelligence Ships

Moma Class (modified) ORP Nawigator 262 (1975) AND ORP Hydrogaf 263 (1976) LOA 241′ / 73.5 m TDISP 1,700 tons

ORP Hydrogaf 263 Gdynia 2017
ORP Hydrogaf can be distinguished by the decked-in forecastle, the round radome on the deckhouse, and the currently empty gun positions over the stern.
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Polish modified Moma class intelligence collection ship ORP Nawigator 262 underway, early in her career, ca. 1986. NARA: USN 330-CFD-DN-SC-87-00262

ORP Nawigator Intelligence Gdynia 2018

Replenishment / Resupply

ORP Baltyk Z-1 (1991) LOA 278′ / 84.7 m TDISP 4,000 tons

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ORP Bałtyk Z-1, ca. 2010. Credit: Konflikty.pl (Attribution or Attribution), via Wikimedia Commons

ORP Baltyk Gdynia 2018

Piast Class Salvage Ships LOA 239′ / 72.8 m TDISP 1,900 tons (2 active, service since 1974)

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East German Piast class salvage ship Otto Von Guericks underway, 1983. This was a sister-ship of the two remaining in Polish service. NARA: USN 330-CFD-DN-SN-83-05599

Piast salvage Gdynia 2017

Mworka class degaussing LOA 144′ / 43.4 m TDISP 670 tons (2 active)Mworka class Gdynia 2018

Training Ships

ORP Iskra sail trainer (1982) LOA 161′ / 49.1 m TDISP 500 tons

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ORP Iskra, Ca. 2004 Credit: Żeglarz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

ORP Iskra Gdynia 2008

Dar Pomorza (1909) LOA 260′ / 79.3 m TDISP 1,561 tons

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Dar Pomorza at tall ships races Gdynia, 2009. Credit: Marcin Sochacki via wikimedia commons

Dar Pomorza Gdynia 2017

ORP Wodnik 251 (1976) LOA 237′ / 72.2 m TDISP 1,770 tons

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ORP Wodnik 251, 2011. Credit: Konflikty.pl (Attribution or Attribution), via Wikimedia Commons

ORP Wodnik Gdynia 2008ORP Wodnik Gdynia 2018

K-8 (1971) Kormoran class LOA 114′ / 34.7 m TDISP 150 tons

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K-8, Gdynia. Credit: Michal Derela, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

K-8 cormoran class Gdynia 2018

M-1 Transport / Admiral’s Barge (1970) LOA 94′ / 28.7 m TDISP 75 tons. This was used as a harbour launch, but could also perform local patrol. Installed on land ca. 2013.

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M-1, ca. 2011 Credit: Konflikty.pl (Attribution or Attribution), via Wikimedia Commons

transport-launch Gdynia 2018

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