Frag Out! Magazine
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Shipyard The period during which a project was launched to build a multi-role corvette was far less optimistic, with the Polish Navy Shipyard finding itself in a state of bankruptcy. In 2017, the property of the shipyard was acquired by the PGZ. Start- ing from 3rd March 2018, a new entity - "Stocznia Wojenna" [War Shipyard] - came into being. Shipbuilding has been an emotional issue in Poland over recent years. Anyone interested in the matter probably re- members the long and painful process associated with the birth of the „Ślązak" OPV - it was described in the FRAG OUT! Magazine #27. When it comes to the saga associated with the „Gawron" [Rook] program that came to completion when ORP „Ślązak" was commissioned, one shall remember one important mat- been known as the „Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej" [(Polish) Navy Shipyard]. It was to become an important shipbuilding facility. The facility is a place of birth of „Project 912" and „Project 918" patrol vessels, „Project 912M" ASW vessels, or „Project 918M" anti-submarine cutters. In the 1980s and 1990s the facility also built the „Project 207" minesweep- ers that form the bulk of the Polish mine countermeasures component. Apart from the activities conducted for the mil- itary, overhauls included, the shipyard has also done some work for the civil ship operators. These activities included overhauls of merchant ships and the building of new ves- sels. For instance, two out of three SAR 3000 vessels used by the Morska Służba Poszukiwania i Ratownictwa (MSPiR - Maritime SAR) have been built at the shipyard in Gdynia. NAVY