The Polish Navy 1918–45Packed with illustrations, this is a study of the Polish warships such as the Grom class destroyers that were developed and built in the interwar years. Newly independent Polands naval force was created in 1920, initially with six ex German torpedo boats. However, after German Soviet exercises off the Polish coast in 1924, funding for warships was hastily allocated. Two destroyers and three submarines were built in France but, disappointed with their