The Polish Merchant Navy ( pl, Polska Marynarka Handlowa, ''PMH'') was created in the

interwar In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War. The interwar period was relativel ...

period when the

Second Polish Republic The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...

regained independence. 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. After the war, the Polish Merchant Navy was controlled by the

People's Republic of Poland The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...

and after 1989, by modern Poland.

Numbers

Total: 57 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,120,165 GT/ 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)

References

Merchant navies by country Water transport in Poland {{Poland-stub

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Major companies

See also

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