Polish Navy’s Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship to undergo major overhaul

February 18, 2026, by Fatima Bahtić

Polish Navy’s mine-laying transport ship ORP Poznań has arrived at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna for a scheduled overhaul as part of the fleet’s regular maintenance program.

Credit: PGZ Stocznia Wojenna via LinkedIn

According to PGZ, the work will include routine dock repairs, hull maintenance and painting in a floating dock, servicing of the propulsion system (shafting and propellers), overhaul of general ship systems, and inspection of specialized equipment such as the bow ramp and mine-laying gear.

Non-destructive structural testing and hull thickness measurements will also be carried out.

ORP Poznań (824) is a Project 767 vessel about 96 meters long with a full-load displacement of 2,160 tons. The ship can carry up to 134 naval mines and deploy military equipment directly onto unprepared shores via its bow ramp, combining landing and mine-laying roles in a single platform.

The overhaul is scheduled for completion within 200 days.

The Lublin class was developed in the late 1970s and 1980s as a medium-sized amphibious transport and mine-laying vessel for the Polish Navy. The program’s goal was to give the navy a platform capable of transporting troops, vehicles, and cargo, conducting shore landings, and laying defensive minefields without shore infrastructure.

Work began after technical approval in the early 1980s, with design and construction undertaken by the Northern Shipyard in Gdańsk. Despite plans for a larger fleet, only five Lublin-class ships were completed between 1987 and 1991. These are ORP Lublin, ORP Gniezno, ORP Kraków, ORP Poznań, and ORP Toruń.