Polish Navy

The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - MW RP, or unofficially Polska Marynarka Wojenna - PMW) is the branch of Poland's Armed Forces responsible for naval operations. It has 60 ships (including 5 submarines, 2 frigates, 1 corvette, 5 missile boats - as of 2008) and about 14,300 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy is ORP (Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - "Ship of the Polish R... more
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