Remontowa (full name: Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa" im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.) is a company and

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Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

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. The yard specialises in ship repair and conversions. ''Remontowa S.''A. is one of 26 companies that make up the Remontowa Group. It is the biggest shipyard in Poland.

History

* The yard was established on 1 July 1952 as Baza Remontowa - Ostrów with its registered office in Gdańsk. * 7 November 1952 change of name to Gdańska Stocznia Remontowa. * In the 1960s, the yard built warships and research vessels for the Polish Navy and for export to the

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, operating under the name ''Northern Shipyard''.

Facilities

Remontowa shipyard has a new-build shipyard and a separate ship repair/conversion yard. The site also has a design officer and some component manufacturing facilities.

Newbuilds

*Car ferries ''Argyle'', ''Bute'' and ''Finlaggan'' for Scottish ferry operator

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*Hybrid car ferries '' Ben Woollacott'' and ''

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'' for Transport for London's

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*All four members of the Salish-class ferries for

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*Luxury passenger ferries ''Simara Ace'' and ''Siluna Ace'' for Ace Link *Four

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powered car ferries for Norwegian ferry operator

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*Multi functional tenders ''Galatea'' & ''Pharos'' *

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ORP Kormoran (601) ORP Kormoran (601) – a lead ship of Polish Navy's Kormoran II class MCMVs. She was laid down on 23 September 2014, launched on 4 September 2015 at Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdańsk and commissioned on 28 November 2017. Her non-magn ...

- mine-hunter of the Polish Navy *Six tugboats for the Polish Navy, the sixth, designated H-13 was completed in May 2021.

Conversions

* ''Lodbrog'' - Conversion into cable layer * ''Red Osprey'', ''Red Eagle'' and ''Red Falcon'' - Lengthened * ''Queen of Scandinavia'' - Fitting of new bow section and

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* ''Stena Baltica'' - Rebuilt for double deck loading * ''Finnpartner'' - Conversion to drive through vehicle ferry * ''Dana Sirena'' - Conversion from freight to passenger ferry * ''Peter Wessel'' - Addition of side

to meet SOLAS regulations Image:Brosen_gantry_crane.jpg, Gangtry crane Image:Jozef Pilsudski monument Remontowa 1997.jpg, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski monument Remontowa 1997

References

{{Authority control Shipyards of Poland Manufacturing companies established in 1952 1952 establishments in Poland Companies based in Gdańsk

History

Facilities

Newbuilds

Conversions

See also

References