He'll be operating on the Baltic for six months. She will take part in the exercises "Northern Coasts", operations to remove old mines, as well as patrols on the most crucial shipping routes. Orp trawler “Necko” from the 8th Defence Fleet The coast will be joining SNMCMG1 – a permanent NATO mine-force squad in a fewer days.
The mission will take six months. The seafarers active will operate under the name PKW Noteć. “This is the first contingent always formed by our squadron,” emphasises Lt. Sławomir Góra, commander of the 12th Trailers Division, which belongs to the ORP “Necko”. present in Świnoujście, a solemn farewell of sailors was planned. Technically, however, the ship will not be joining the Natovian squad for a fewer days. This will happen on July 1st. It is then the erstwhile commander of SNMCMG1, kmdr Erik Kockx of the Belgian Navy, who will hand over the duties to his Latvian successor. “The command ship will be LVNS ‘Virsaitis’, and we will formally be subject to the staff located on it”, explains Mr. Paweł Chomiuk, commander of PKW Noteć.
In line with the plan of the ORP, ‘Necko’ should take part in the global exercises ‘Northern Coasts 2025’ and in combat operations off the coast of Estonia. It will be about tracking and, as far as possible, removing mines from both planet wars. – We will focus on searching for specified objects. We can do that utilizing our sub-kill station. The recognition and classification of the finds, and then their neutralization, will be handled by the mine destroyers operating in the squad – explains Kmdr. Chomiuk. There will besides be training for the squad itself, as well as monitoring the situation on key shipping routes. The trawler crew, due to the limitations resulting from the construction of the ship itself, will operate exclusively in the Baltic. But even if the squad moves to the North Sea, it will not stay idle. – We will conduct reconnaissance in areas which will be indicated by SNMCMG1 commander. In a sense, we will stay the eyes and ears of the band in the Baltic – noted Mr. Chomiuk.
The commander of the contingent emphasizes that going on a mission is the culmination of nearly 2 years of preparations for his subordinates. – January 2024 ship returned from the yard after the general renovation. It received new, more efficient engines, power generators, enriched with modern satellite communications system. The crew in accordance with the procedure had to pass the O1 and O2 programming tasks which checked its readiness to leave port and operate at sea. Joining the SNMCMG1 in a sense crowns the full process – stresses Lieutenant Khomiuk. Another aspect is the attention of cadmium. Peter Sikora, commander of the 8th Coast Defence Fleet. – Between 2017 and 2023 we had no ships in the mine teams. 2 years ago, there were three. By posting the ORP “Necko” there, we effort to keep continuity. This is crucial not only in the context of the tense situation in the Baltic, but besides in the context of the training advantages which the service brings under the NATO flag. utilizing the football nomenclature, it's kind of like playing in the Champions League. The experience now accumulated will be useful erstwhile the Kormoran II mine destroyers begin to arrive. And this will happen shortly – emphasizes cadmium. Sikora. Currently, 3 specified ships service in the Polish navy. They are all part of the 13th Tray Squadron in Gdynia. Meanwhile, 3 more are being built at Shipbuilding Repair Yard. This time for the stationed in the Świnoujście 12th Trailer Squadron. – Next year he will enter the line ORP “The Swallow”. A year later – ORP ‘Rybitwa’ and ORP ‘Chajka’ – resembles the kmdr. Lt. Mountain. Their crews will be formed in large part by sailors who presently service on trawlers – besides presently embarking on the ORP mission "Necko".
SNMCMG1 is 1 of 4 permanent NATO ship teams. 2 of them are large battleships, another 2 are mine vessels. 2 teams operate in the north of Europe – from Iceland to the Baltic Sea, 2 in the confederate part of the continent. They're all part of NATO consequence Force. all day they participate in global and interior exercises and besides show the presence of the Alliance on crucial shipping routes. In a short time, however, they can be directed to a region where a crisis is rising or war has begun.
The Polish Navy has been sending ships for missions under the Alliance flag since 2002. The strongest she has so far been represented in SNMCMG1. The squad was commanded 4 times by Polish officers, 4 times as a flagship. ORP ‘Contradmiral Xavery Czernicki’. The squad was besides regularly joined by the already decommissioned min destroyers of the 206FM project, as well as late 2 trawlers – ORP "Team" and ORP "Hancza". For the last time in the mission of SNMCMG1, Polish units participated in the second half of 2023. It was then under the NATO flag that 3 ships operated.
ORP “Necko” is simply a trawler of the 207P project, built in the Gdynia Naval Shipyard. He entered service in 1989.
