Danuta Kobylińska-Walas (also ''Danuta Walas-Kobylińska'', born 27 November 1931 in

Kozietuły Kozietuły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mogielnica, within Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Mogielnica, south-west of Grójec, and south of Warsaw ...

, Poland) was the first female

sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficie ...

. She is the first woman to successfully train for the profession of

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and reach the position of Sea Captain.Encyclopedia of Szczecin. T. II, P-Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2000, p. 583. (pl) She studied at the

Maritime University of Szczecin The Maritime University of Szczecin ( pl, Politechnika Morska w Szczecinie; ''Akademia Morska'' until 2022) is a public university in Szczecin, Poland. The profile of the university is maritime industry, maritime education. The University struct ...

. Kobylińska-Walas was a nautical captain from 1962 and led among others MS ''Kopalnia Wujek'', ''Kołobrzeg II'', MS ''Toruń'', MS ''Bieszczady'', MS ''Powstaniec Wielkopolski'', MS ''Budowlany'', MS ''Uniwersytet Toruński'', MS ''Jarosław'', and MS ''Malbork''. She is now retired and lives in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

and

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

Orders

Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross * POL Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej BAR

Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland The Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland (Polish: ''Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej'') is a former civil decoration of Poland established by the Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Po ...

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External links

Danuta Kobylińska-Walas on www.kobiety.pl
(pl) 1931 births Living people People from Szczecin Sea captains Polish sailors 20th-century Polish women {{Poland-bio-stub