Polish Merchant Navy
The Polish Merchant Navy (Template:Langx, PMH) was created in the interwar period when the Second Polish Republic regained independence.[1]
During World War II, many ships of the Polish Navy joined the Allied merchant navy and its convoys, as part of the Polish contribution to World War II.[1]
After the war, the Polish Merchant Navy was controlled by the People's Republic of Poland and after 1989, by modern Poland.
Numbers
Total: 57 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,120,165 GT/Template:DWT
Ships by type: bulk 50, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1999 est.)
Major companies
Major Polish shipping companies include:
- Polska Żegluga Morska (Polish Steamship Company, POLSTEAM)
- Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (Polish Ocean Lines, POL)
See also
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References
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