A flag raising ceremony took place today on ORP Mewa, another Kormoran II-type vessel built by a consortium of three Polish companies (Remontowa Shipbuilding, PGZ Stocznia Wojenna and Ośrodek Badawczo – Rozwojowy Centrum Techniki Morskiej). The Kormorans (type 258) are designed to search for and fight sea mines in the Baltic and North Sea.
Construction of the Mewa began in late 2019. It is a Kormoran II type unit, which was developed based on the experience of five years of operation of the prototype ORP Kormoran. Some weeks ago, a flag was raised on a twin vessel ORP Mewa. The vessel, which is now a part of the Polish Navy, measures 58.5 meters in length and 10.3 meters in width and has a displacement of 830 tons. Its hull is made of amagnetic steel. All three ships reinforce the 13th Adm. Andrzej Karweta Fleet’s minesweeper squadron in Gdynia.
We are proud to have participated in the construction of ORP Mewa and the other Kormoran II type mine hunters. Thanks to PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, ORP Mewa can see, hear and defend itself. Our Shipyard supplied and implemented the most advanced internal and external communication systems, navigation, and surface armament – artillery and missile sets – on the serial ships – said Paweł Lulewicz, CEO of PGZ Stocznia Wojenna. I would like to thank– on behalf of myself and the Consortium partners – for the trust put in us! I hope that the next ships we will build for the Polish Navy will contribute to strengthening the security of our country and the development of the domestic shipbuilding industry.
