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Stocznia Polnocna shipyard

Stocznia Polnocna shipyard was the Gdansk naval and specialist-vessel yard historically known in English as Northern Shipyard and now operating as Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. Its Cold War production record is especially relevant to naval catalog records because the yard built landing ships, hydrographic vessels, intelligence-ship hulls, rescue vessels, training ships, torpedo boats, and other special-purpose craft for Poland, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and East Germany.

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The yard began in 1945 as Shipyard No. 3 on former wagon-factory grounds in Gdansk, initially repairing wagons, tramways, and small vessels. It took the Northern Shipyard name in 1950, moved away from wagon production in 1951, and from 1955 became a recurring supplier of special vessels and warships for Warsaw Pact and aligned navies.

Open ship registers and catalog sources connect the yard to Soviet naval auxiliaries and amphibious ships that remained in service long after construction. Project 861 survey vessels from Gdansk formed the basis for later Project 861M Moma-class intelligence ships, while the Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ships were built at Stocznia Polnocna from the 1970s through 1991. The modern corporate successor, Remontowa Shipbuilding, remains a Gdansk shipbuilder focused on naval, specialist, ferry, offshore, hydrographic, and other fully equipped vessels.

Naval shipbuildingLanding ships and amphibious vesselsHydrographic, intelligence, and special-purpose shipsMine-countermeasure and Polish Navy vesselsFerries, offshore support vessels, and specialist commercial ships

Notable Systems

Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship, Landing ship tank, Naval Systems

Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship

Landing ship tank

RussianShips.info lists 28 completed Project 775 large landing ships built at Stocznia Polnocna in Gdansk, and the catalog weapon record carries the class's detailed specifications and conflict-use sourcing.

Sources: RussianShips.info: Large landing ships - Project 775
Moma class (Project 861M) intelligence ship, Signals intelligence ship class, Naval Systems

Moma class (Project 861M) intelligence ship

Signals intelligence ship class

Project 861M intelligence ships were conversions from Polish-built Project 861 hydrographic hulls; KCHF identifies individual ships such as Kildin and Liman as built by Stocznia Polnocna.

Sources: KCHF.ru: Intelligence Ship Kildin - Project 861M / Moma Class, Remontowa Shipbuilding: 70th Anniversary Album

Manufacturer History

  1. Shipyard No. 3 established in Gdansk

    Remontowa Shipbuilding's history identifies 1945 as the establishment of Shipyard No. 3, whose early work covered wagons, tramways, and small ships.

    Sources: Remontowa Shipbuilding: About the Shipyard

  2. Northern Shipyard name adopted

    The official history records the 1950 name change to Northern Shipyard, the English rendering of Stocznia Polnocna.

    Sources: Remontowa Shipbuilding: About the Shipyard

  3. Naval and special-vessel production expands

    Remontowa Shipbuilding states that the yard began building special vessels and warships for the navies of Poland, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and East Germany from 1955.

    Sources: Remontowa Shipbuilding: About the Shipyard

  4. Project 775 production period begins

    RussianShips.info places Project 775 large landing ship construction at Stocznia Polnocna in Gdansk beginning with the first batch of ships completed for Soviet service.

    Sources: RussianShips.info: Large landing ships - Project 775

  5. Remontowa investment

    The official company history records acquisition of shares by the Gdansk Ship Repair Yard Remontowa in 2003, marking the yard's move into the Remontowa group.

    Sources: Remontowa Shipbuilding: About the Shipyard

  6. Remontowa Shipbuilding name adopted

    The official history records the 2011 change of name to Remontowa Shipbuilding, the operating identity used by the shipyard today.

    Sources: Remontowa Shipbuilding: About the Shipyard

Successors
Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A.
Website links
Remontowa Shipbuilding official siteRemontowa Shipbuilding contactProject 775 ship register

Public sources use several closely related names for the same Gdansk yard across time, including Stocznia Polnocna, Northern Shipyard, and Remontowa Shipbuilding. Alternate-name aliases are intentionally not repeated here because separate published manufacturer profiles already own some of those canonical labels.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Remontowa Shipbuilding: About the ShipyardPublisher: Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. | Note: Official company page supporting current corporate identity, Remontowa Holding relationship, defense-production license context, production scope, shipyard statistics, and historical timeline. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Remontowa Shipbuilding: 70th Anniversary AlbumPublisher: Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. | Note: Official anniversary publication supporting the 1945 founding, 1950 Northern Shipyard renaming, classified naval-production context, Soviet-order history, and Project 775/Ropucha-class shipyard background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Remontowa Shipbuilding: Information clause for customers and contractorsPublisher: Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. | Note: Official company page supporting the Remontowa Shipbuilding headquarters address at 8 Swojska Street, Gdansk. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • RussianShips.info: Large landing ships - Project 775Publisher: RussianShips.info | Note: Reference ship register supporting Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk as the Project 775 builder and listing the 28 completed large landing ships. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • KCHF.ru: Intelligence Ship Kildin - Project 861M / Moma ClassPublisher: Black Sea Fleet Information Resource | Note: Reference page supporting the Project 861M / Moma-class connection to a Stocznia Polnocna-built Project 861 hull and the class's intelligence-ship context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Moma class (Project 861M) intelligence ship, Signals intelligence ship class, Naval Systems2011 Syrian Civil WarMoma class (Project 861M) intelligence shipSignals intelligence ship classBuilt in: PolandThe Moma class (Project 861M) is a Soviet and Russian signals-intelligence ship conversion of Polish-built Project 861 survey vessels from Stocznia Polnocna in Gdansk. The class was converted for electronic intelligence work from 1970 onward, retained light self-defense armament, and included ships such as Liman and Kildin that were later reported in Russian naval intelligence activity around Syria and Tartus.