Sightseeing of ships, military equipment shows, March of the MW Representation Company along the streets of the city – these are the main attractions that are approaching the large steps of the central celebrations of Navy Day. Traditionally, they will be held on 28 June, or next Sunday. This time in Dziwnow.
Although it is vain to search for a war port in Dziwnów, on Sunday this tiny coastal city will be overrun by sailors. This year, the central celebrations of the Navy Day will be held there, traditionally crowning the Sea Days. The event will start at noon, with the March of the MW typical Company. By the way, residents and tourists will be able to look at the parade drill show. A region of exhibitions and recreation will be built on the Kościuszkowski Coast, where their equipment will be presented by individual units of naval forces. There you can besides see selected exhibits from the rich collections of the Gdynia Naval Museum. many food stands and music await guests of the zone. This will be taken care of by 2 naval orchestras: Gdynia and Świnoujście, as well as the MW Club Vocal Team. However, ships will possibly be the biggest attraction.
At 12.00, their decks for the volunteers will open the ORP “Teams” and the ORP “Maćko”. The first of them is simply a trawler of the 207P project, which all day serves in 8 Coast Defence Fleets. Its task is to search and neutralize mines. For more than 3 decades, the service took part in a number of national and global exercises, and 2 years ago he participated in the mission of the Natovian squad SNMMCMG1.
“Maćko” in turn is simply a tiny rescue ship of the task 5002. It is part of the 3rd Fleet of Ships in Gdynia, and entered service in the early 1990s. It is intended for search and rescue tasks. It can tow damaged units, extinguish fires, and carry out underwater work to a depth of 45 m. In addition to this, a hydrographic motorboat MH-1, designed for scanning seabeds, will stand at the unusual wharf. The data that will be collected by her crew is utilized to map and issue navigational warnings.
– All curious will have a unique chance to see the equipment of our units, get to know the specifics of the service of the sailors, talk to crew members," said Lieutenant Grzegorz Lewandowski, press officer of the 8th Coast Defence Fleet. The tour will be possible until 5:30. For this hour, the organizers plan to end the event.
But the willing will board ships not only in Dziwnow. In Gdynia on the occasion of the Navy Day you will see among others. School sailing ship ORP ‘Iskra’. It's on it that the future officers are gaining. At 1 time, “The spark” was the first and only ship under the white-red flag to sail around the globe. The ORP “Zbyszko” or duplicate “Maćka” will besides be available to visit. The guests are yet waiting for the historical destroyer of the ORP Lightning – a naval typical ship and a museum. He can be visited all day during the season, but not all day for free, and that is what will happen this time. Ships will be waiting in the centre of Gdynia, at Kościuszko Square, from 10.00 to 16.00.
And finally, the pig-out. The ORP “Necko” and the ORP “Lublin” transport and mine ship invitation visitors here. Both units just got back from practice. ‘Baltops ‘26’, which is the largest NATO maneuvers in the Baltic. "Necko", as mentioned earlier ORP "Team", is utilized to search for and neutralise mines, "Lublin" in turn is 1 of a series of ships intended to spread landing forces. On board it can carry both soldiers and military vehicles, and thanks to a circumstantial plan transport is able to unload even straight on the coastal beach.
The Navy Day comes from the celebrations of the festival of the Sea, practiced inactive at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. In the 20th century, the interwar folk celebrations were converted into a state holiday. 8 of his views took place in Gdynia. The celebration interrupted the outbreak of planet War II. After it ended, the Day of the Sea returned, only in a different form. Occasional events were organized in a number of seaside and in 1 way or another connected with the sea cities – from Szczecin, Słupsk and Ustka, to Sopot. The Navy Day was besides associated with the celebrations, since then it was on the last Sunday of June and not, as before the war, on February 10.
The issue of this MON was sorted out in 2024. Since then, the Festival of the Navy falls on 28 November, the day erstwhile Józef Piłsudski issued a decree to recreate Polish naval forces. The last Sunday of June became the Naval Day.
