3rd Ship Flotilla
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3rd Ship Flotilla is a tactical unit of Polish Navy
Polish Navy
The Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - MW RP Polish Navy, is the branch of Republic of Poland Armed Forces responsible for naval operations...

 composed of 11 sub-units. The unit is a main strike force of Polish Navy, it operates various warships types such as frigates, corvettes, submarines or fast attack crafts. Main base of 3.FO is Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...

-Oksywie
Oksywie
Oksywie is a neighbourhood of the city of Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Formerly a separate settlement, it is actually several centuries older than the city it is a part of currently.-Etymology:...

 Naval Base.

Sub-Units

  • Submarine Unit (Dywizjon Okrętów Podwodnych)
  • Anti-Submarine Unit (Dywizjon Zwalczania Okrętów Podwodnych)
  • Missile Vessels Unit (Dywizjon Okrętów Rakietowych)
  • Support Unit (Dywizjon Okrętów Wsparcia)
  • Reconnaissance Group (Grupa Okrętów Rozpoznawczych)
  • 9th Anti-Air Wing (9. Dywizjon Przeciwlotniczy)
  • 43rd Saper Battalion (43. Battalion Saperów)
  • Naval Base Command (Komenda Portu Wojennego Gdynia)
  • Technical Base of Polish Navy (Baza Techniczna Marynarki Wojennej)
  • Hel Peninsula Naval Base (Punkt Bazowania Hel)

Vessels

! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Vessel
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Unit
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
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| Oliver Hazard Perry class || || Frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

 || 2 || Anti-Submarine Unit ||
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| Kobben class || || Submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 || 4 || Submarine Unit ||
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| Kilo class || || Submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 || 1 ||Submarine Unit ||
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| Orkan class
ORP Grom (1995)
ORP Grom is an Orkan-class fast attack craft , sister ship of Orkan and Piorun.The original project was prepared by the German Democratic Republic for its navy and was named Project 660...

 || || Fast Attack Craft
Fast Attack Craft
Fast Attack Craft are small, fast, agile and offensive warships, that are armed with anti-ship missiles, guns or torpedoes. These are usually operated in close proximity to land as they lack both the sea-keeping and all-round defensive capabilities to survive in blue water. The size of the vessel...

 || 3 || Missile Vessels Unit||
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| Tarantul class
Tarantul class corvette
The Project 1241.1 Molniya are a class of Soviet missile corvettes. They have the NATO reporting name Tarantul...

 || || Corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

 || 2 || Missile Vessels Unit||
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| Gawron Class || || Frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

|| 0 (7) || Missile Vessels Unit || 7 planned
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| Project 888 || || Training Ship || 1 ||Support Unit ||
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| Project 281 || || Rescue Ship || 2 || Support Unit ||
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| Project 5002 || || Rescue Ship || 2 || Support Unit ||
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| Project 863 || || Reconnaissance Vessel || 2 || Reconnaissance Group ||
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