3rd Ship Flotilla (Polish: 3 Flotylla Okrętów) is a tactical unit of the Polish Navy composed of 11 subunits.[1] The unit is a main strike force of the Polish Navy, it operates various warships types such as frigates, corvettes, submarines or fast attack crafts. The main base of 3 FO is Gdynia-Oksywie Naval Base.[2]
| 3rd Ship Flotilla of Polish Navy | |
|---|---|
| 3 Flotylla Okrętów | |
 3 FO Logo | |
| Active | 1971 - present |
| Country |  Poland |
| Branch | Polish Navy |
| Size | 3000 personnel 22 vessels |
| Base | Gdynia-Oksywie Naval Base |
| Patron | Komandor Bolesław Romanowski |
| Equipment: | Warships, Submarines, Auxiliary |
Sub-Units edit
- Submarine Unit (Dywizjon Okrętów Podwodnych)
- Combat Ship Squadron (Dywizjon Okrętów Bojowych)
- Support Unit (Dywizjon Okrętów Wsparcia)
- Reconnaissance Group (Grupa Okrętów Rozpoznawczych, gOR)
- 9th Anti-Air Wing (9 Dywizjon Przeciwlotniczy)
- 43rd Sapper 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)
Equipment edit
Vessels edit
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| Vessel | Origin | Type | In service | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Hazard Perry class |  United States |
Frigate | 2 | Anti-Submarine Unit | |
| Kobben class |  Norway |
Submarine | 4 | Submarine Unit | |
| Kilo class |  Soviet Union |
Submarine | 1 | Submarine Unit | |
| Orkan class |  East Germany |
Fast Attack Craft | 3 | Missile Vessels Unit | |
| Project 888 | Poland |
Training Ship | 1 | Support Unit | |
| Project 570M | Poland |
Rescue Ship | 2 | Support Unit | |
| Project 5002 | Poland |
Rescue Ship | 2 | Support Unit | |
| Project 863 | Poland |
Reconnaissance Vessel | 2 | Reconnaissance Group |
References edit
- ^ Flotylla Okrętów
- ^ "..:: :: Aktualności ::." wp.mil.pl. Retrieved 17 July 2015. in Polish