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Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa"
im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.

Type	Spółka akcyjna
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Gdańsk , Poland
Key people	Jarosław Flont, Chairman
Parent	Remontowa Group
Website	www.remontowa.com.pl

Remontowa (full name: Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa" im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.) is a company and shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland.^[1][2] 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.^[1]

Historyedit

• The yard was established on 1 July 1952 as Baza Remontowa - Ostrów with its registered office in Gdańsk.^[3]
• 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 USSR, operating under the name Northern Shipyard.^[2]

Facilitiesedit

Remontowa shipyard has a new-build shipyard and a separate ship repair/conversion yard.^[2] The site also has a design officer and some component manufacturing facilities.^[2]

Newbuildsedit

Ben Woollacott loading at Woolwich terminal, with Dame Vera Lynn in background.

• Car ferries Argyle, Bute and Finlaggan for Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne
• Hybrid car ferries Ben Woollacott and Dame Vera Lynn for Transport for London's Woolwich Ferry
• All four members of the Salish-class ferries for BC Ferries
• Luxury passenger ferries Simara Ace and Siluna Ace for Ace Link
• Four LNG powered car ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1
• Multi functional tenders Galatea & Pharos
• Icebreaking Emergency Evacuation Vessel
• ORP Kormoran (601) - mine-hunter of the Polish Navy
• Six tugboats for the Polish Navy, the sixth, designated H-13 was completed in May 2021.^[4]

Conversionsedit

• Lodbrog - Conversion into cable layer
• Red Osprey, Red Eagle and Red Falcon - Lengthened
• Queen of Scandinavia - Fitting of new bow section and sponsons
• 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 sponsons to meet SOLAS regulations

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  Gangtry crane

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  Marshal Jozef Pilsudski monument Remontowa 1997

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  Floating docks

See alsoedit

• Gdansk Shipyard

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