12 Facts About Polish Navy

Polish Navy has its roots in naval vessels that were largely employed on Poland's main rivers in defense of trade and commerce.

In 1561, following a victory over a Russian fleet in the Baltic, the Polish Navy acquired a second key port at Riga, in modern-day Latvia.

One of the main goals of the Polish Navy was to protect the Polish coast against the Soviet Baltic Fleet, therefore it put emphasis on fast submarines, large and heavily armed destroyers and mine warfare.

The Polish Navy acquired a number of Soviet-made ships, including 2 destroyers, 2 missile destroyers, 13 submarines and 17 missile boats.

Polish Navy shipyards produced mostly landing craft, minesweepers and auxiliary vessels.

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The primary role of the Warsaw Pact Polish Navy was to be Baltic Sea control, as well as amphibious operations along the entire Baltic coastline against NATO forces in Denmark and West Germany.

The Polish Navy continues to operate one Kilo-class attack submarine .

In 2022, UK shipbuilder Babcock announced that the Polish Navy had selected its Arrowhead 140 design for its Miecznik program, which will equip the navy with three new-build multi-mission frigates.

Main mission of the Polish Navy is the defense of Poland's territorial waters, coastline and its interests abroad.

The Polish Navy is organized into 2 separate Flotillas and a Naval Air Brigade.

The functions of the three-star Chief of the Navy were split between two two-star officers - an Inspector of the Navy under the Armed Forces General Command, responsible for manpower, materiel and combat readiness and a Commander of the Seaborne Component Command, responsible for naval operations.

Currently, the Polish Navy operates 48 ships, including: 3 submarines, 2 frigates, 2 corvettes, 3 fast-attack craft, 21 mine destroyers, 5 mine layers, 4 salvage ships, 6 auxiliary ships and 2 training vessels.