The Keel for The Intelligence Ship of The Delfin Program

Another important ceremony took place at the Remontowa Shipbuilding SA shipyard. July 27. The keel was laid for the construction of the first in a series of two SIGINT (signal intelligence) ships for the Polish Navy. It will be named ORP Jerzy RóÅ¼ycki - in honor of the outstanding mathematician who contributed to breaking the German Enigma code.

The construction of two radio-electronic reconnaissance ships was commissioned by the Swedish company Saab Kockums AB, which signed a contract with the Armament Agency in 2022 for the design, construction, delivery and logistical support of two radio-electronic reconnaissance ships, as part of the "Dolphin" program for the Polish Navy. These ships are designed to collect intelligence data in the full scope of the Navy's tasks.

It is worth noting that Remontowa Shipbuilding SA will build complete vessels, equipped with all devices and systems. It will also conduct all necessary tests, including the full range of HAT (Harbor Acceptance Tests) and SAT (Sea Acceptance Tests). Then, the Employer at the Remontowa Shipbuilding shipyard will retrofit it with specialized intelligence systems.

After handing over to the Ordering Party, the ships will replace the project 863 radio-electronic reconnaissance vessels currently operated by the Navy: ORP Nawigator and ORP Hydrograf, built in 1975 and 1976, respectively, in the Northern Shipyard. Bohaterów Westerplatte in GdaÅ„sk, i.e. in the current Remontowa Shipbuilding.