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Polish Navy retires prototype minesweeper ORP Gopło after 44 years of service

13.03.2026 17 photos Photos: fot. 8FOW

From the article Polish Navy retires prototype minesweeper ORP Gopło after 44 years of service

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A woman in Polish Navy uniform plays a flute in a military band — fot. 8FOW

Furled white and red naval ensign embroidered Bog Honor Ojczyzna, sailors in dress uniform behind — fot. 8FOW

Stern of the minesweeper Goplo with sailors on deck and the Polish naval ensign raised — fot. 8FOW

Sailors lined up on a ship's deck as an officer lowers the white and red naval ensign — fot. 8FOW

A naval officer hands a commemorative album to another officer on the quay, military band behind — fot. 8FOW

A naval officer in a dress cap speaks at a microphone on the quay beside a banner reading ORP — fot. 8FOW

A column of sailors in dress uniforms marches along the quay past ships and port cranes — fot. 8FOW

A naval officer hands over a red and blue pennant to two officers as a guard of honour stands behind — fot. 8FOW

Navy officers in dress caps salute during a ceremony on the quay — fot. 8FOW

An officer in a dress cap speaks at a microphone with a warship in the background — fot. 8FOW

Sailors in dress uniforms hold sabres and a standard bearing an eagle during a parade — fot. 8FOW

A crew in dress uniforms stands in line on a ship deck beside a Polish flag — fot. 8FOW

A military band marches through the port area past cranes and ships at the quay — fot. 8FOW

Two officers hold coats of arms next to a banner reading ORP Gopło — fot. 8FOW

The bow of the minesweeper ORP Gopło flying its jack at the Crist shipyard quay — fot. 8FOW

Navy band marches in dress uniforms along a port quayside — fot. 8FOW

Sailors in gloves hold pennants with the Polish eagle and a unit emblem — fot. 8FOW