Polish Navy Parade on the Baltic Sea

By Marek Grzybowski, Photo: Polish Navy

The Polish Navy Naval Parade on the Baltic Sea took place on the occasion of Polish Armed Forces Day. The naval parade of Polish Navy ships took place near the Hel Peninsula (north of the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia).

About 20 ships participated in the Polish Navy’s Baltic Sea operation. The submarine ORP Orzeł led the column. The Polish Navy’s parade of ships in the Baltic Sea was observed by residents of Hel and tourists vacationing on the Polish coast. The Polish Navy’s parade of ships was observed by government officials, including Deputy Minister of Defense Paweł Bejda. Representatives of the Polish Armed Forces, the Polish Police, and the Polish Coast Guard were also present.

The Polish Navy Parade was attended by: the guided missile frigates ORP Gen. K. Pułaski and Gen. T. Kościuszko, the anti-submarine warfare corvette ORP Kaszub, the minehunters ORP Albatros and ORP Mewa together with design 207 minesweepers, the rescue ships ORP Lech and ORP Piast, the electronic reconnaissance ships ORP Arctowski and ORP Heweliusz, the hydrographic ships ORP Hydrograf and ORP Nawigator, the mine countermeasures command ship ORP Kadm. X. Czernicki, the mine transport and cargo ship ORP Lublin, as well as design 5002 rescue boats and design B860 tugboats.