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History :
The Lublin class minelayer-landing ships were designed in the 1970s/1980s for transporting troops/equipment, conducting landings and setting defensive minefields. Originally 12 were planned but only 5 were built due to finical difficulties. Between 1987 and 1991 all 5 ships were complete in Northern Shipyard, Gdansk. Each ship was named after cities of the Piast Dynasty.
A table of when each vessel was commissioned
The Lublin class has been quite prevelent in military exercises. ORP Ponzan took part in Strong resolve 2002, Blue game 2003, BALTOPS 2004, BALTOPS 2005 and Anakonda 2006, the past one where it assumed the role flagship of the 8th flotilla.
On the 12th of October 2007, ORP Lublin became on honorary citizen of Lublin.
In 2012, 2 Lubin class ships took part in that year’s BALTOPS exercise alongside 25 other ships (of various classes and roles) and simulated the first allied landing on Lithuania.
One the 19th of June 2013, Lublin was put on 2 Zloty coins as seen below
ORP Gniezno took part in the exercise Spring Storm in 2019
In 2025, ORP Turun helped transfer a Polish Himars and other trucks+high mobility vehicles to take part in the Swift Response NATO exercise in Finland.
On February 18th 2026, ORP Ponzan went to PGZ Stocznia Wojenna for scheduled maintenance
Specifications:
Armament: 9 × ŁWD 100/5000 MCLC launching tubes (134 naval mines) 2x 23mm ZSU-23-2MR and 2x Strela 2M SAMs
Displacement: 1,745t
Top speed:30.6km/h
Engines:3x Cegielski-Sulzer 6ATL25D engines (1,770hp per engine)
Complement:37
Length: 98.58m
Draft: 2.38m
Beam: 10.8m
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20181111044700/http://www.mw.mil.pl/index.php?akcja=lublin
https://www.smartage.pl/polskie-okrety-transportowo-minowe-projektu-767-typu-lublin/
https://www.kariuomene.lt/en/newsevents/multinational-military-exercise-baltops-2012-begins/6270
https://www.kariuomene.lt/en/newsevents/allied-forces-landed-on-the-coast-of-lithuania-for-the-first-time/6375
https://defence-blog.com/polish-himars-lands-in-finland-for-nato-drills/
https://x.com/MarWojRP/status/1926256576211341526?s=20