Gdynia Maritime University GMU

University Celebration Day ended with a Memorial Roll Call after sundown in front of the University's main building. By the light of torches, the University remembered those who left an indelible mark in its history and thanks to whom, we can be part of an academic community today and citizens of a free and independent country. With this solemn symbolic act, we remembered directors, lecturers, employees, students and graduates of the Tczew Maritime School and Gdynia Maritime University, who left for the eternal watch, having died in the field of glory, or at sea.    

The ceremony began with the introduction of the University banner by the GMU Guard of Honour in the company of the Border Guard Unit's Maritime Orchestra. The Memorial Roll Call was read by Dr Marcin Frycz, Deputy Dean for Part-Time Studies and Promotion in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, following a performance of the Polish National Anthem and the raising of the flag. 

A poem by Polish poet Adam Asynk entitled "To The Young" was read by Dr Tomasz Hajduk.

The ceremony closed with the procession of the University banner by the GMU Guard of Honour, accompanied by the Border Guard Unit's Maritime Orchestra.

 

MEMORIAL ROLL CALL

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We have gathered here today for a Memorial Roll Call, in which we will remember the principals, lecturers, and graduates of the Maritime Schools in Tczew and Gdynia, and the Polish maritime school in Great Britain.

On the 104th anniversary of the establishment of maritime education in Poland, we remember those who educated personnel Polish Merchant Navy personnel, established maritime education, and in their seagoing endeavours set an example of self-sacrificing work for the  benefit of the Polish maritime industry and glory of the white and red flag.

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The following members of the University community have left us during this past year:

• Lidia Szymańska - long-serving staff member,
• Stefania Klawiter – long-serving staff member,
• Gertruda Głuszczyńska – long-serving staff member,
• Professor Andrzej Lenart – long-serving staff member in the Faculty of Navigation,
• Eng. Marian Przyklang – graduate of the Faculty of Maritime Engineering at the State Maritime School, co-founder of the Association of Senior Marine Mechanical Officers,
• Captain  Zbigniew Sulatycki – Honorary Doctor of Gdynia Maritime University,
• Professor Andrzej Napieralski - Honorary Doctor of Gdynia Maritime University,

 

I CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE DECEASED DIRECTORS, RECTORS, DEANS, LECTURERS, AND CAPTAINS OF TRAINING SHIPS OF OUR ALMA MATER

• Rear Admirał Kazimierz Porębski – founder of the Maritime School,
• Eng. Antoni Garnuszewski – first Principal of the Maritime School,
• Eng. Kazimierz Bielski – first Head of the Faculty of Marine Engineering,
• Captain Gustaw Kański – first Head of the Faculty of Navigation,
• Bogusław Żórawski – first Head of the Faculty of Management and Quality Science,
• Cmdr Adam Mohuczy – Director of the State Maritime School,
• Cmdr Władysław Kosianowski – Director of the State Maritime School,
• Captain Antoni Zieliński – Director of the Maritime School in Southampton and London,
• Captain Karol Olgierd Borchardt – Director of the Maritime School in Landywood and Lilford,
• Captain Konstanty Matyjewicz-Maciejewicz – Captain of the Lwów and Dar Pomorza training ships, Director of the State Maritime School
• Mieczysław Jurewicz – Director of the State Maritime School,
• Captain Kazimierz Jurkiewicz – last Director of the Maritime School and long-serving Captain of the Dar Pomorza,
• Professor Bohdan Kowalczyk – first Rector of the Maritime Higher School in Gdynia,
• Dr Mikołaj Kostecki – Rector of the Maritime Higher School,
• Captain dr Władysław Rymarz – Rector of the Maritime Higher School,
• Eng. Michał Kisielewski – lecturer, Vice-Principal of the State Maritime School,
• Eng. Witold Komocki – lecturer,
• Eng. Tadeusz Kokiński – lecturer,
• Captain Tadeusz Meissner – Knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari, graduate, lecturer, member of the Seym,
• Dr Aleksy Majewski – lecturer, first Director of the Library, Deputy Director of the Maritime School
• Captain Antoni Ledóchowski – lecturer, Head of the Faculty of Navigation during the years  1932-1939,
• Chief Mechanic Władysław Morgulec – lecturer, Head of the Faculty of Marine Engineering during the years 1933-1939,
• Dr Henryk Łączyński – first Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
• Dr Leszek Morawski – Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
• Dr Andrzej Gil – Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
• Dr Michał Holec – Dean of the Faculty of Navigation,
• Dr Captain Zdzisław Chuchla – Dean of the Faculty of Navigation,
• Dr Zygmunt Górski – Dean of the Faculty of Navigation,
• Dr Jacek Ferdynus – Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Navigation,
• Professor Andrzej Perepeczko – Dean of the Faculty of Marine Engineering,
• Captain Konstanty Kowalski – Captain of Dar Pomorza,
• Alojzy Kwiatkowski – Radio Officer on Dar Pomorza, acting captain during the ship's internment in Sweden,
• Jan Leszczyński Waju – Sailmaster on board the training ship Lwów, chief boatswain on Dar Pomorza,
• Captain Tadeusz Olechnowicz – last Captain of Dar Pomorza and first Captain of the Dar Młodzieży,
• Captain Leszek Wiktorowicz – Captain of  Dar Młodzieży,
• Captain Mirosław Łukawski – Captain of  Dar Młodzieży,
• Captain Mieczysław Madziar – Captain of  Dar Młodzieży,
• Captain Wiktor Gorządek – Captain of Jan Turlejski,
• Captain Julian Witkowski – first Captain of Horyzont II training vessel,

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!

 

I CALL UPON THE NAMES OF THOSE MURDERED IN NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS

• Stefan Ancuta – lecturer at the Maritime School in Tczew,
• Tadeusz Dąbkowski,
• Witold Karpowicz,
• Kazimierz Konopka – instructor at the State Maritime School,
• Roland Liedtke,
• Eugeniusz Liess,
• Aleksander Maresz – lecturer at the State Maritime School,
• Janusz Nowaczyński,
• Józef Ostrowski – instructor at the State Maritime School,
• Marian Rutkowski,
• Władysław Ryncki,
• Bohdan Tarchalski,
• Captain Tadeusz Ziółkowski – first Captain of Lwów training ship.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!

 

I CALL UPON THE NAMES OF THOSE MURDERED IN KATYN AND OTHER PLACES OF EXECUTION ON THE 'INHUMANE LAND'

• Piotr Antonowicz,
• Wojciech Czerski,
• Adam Czyż,
• Andrzej Hagmajer,
• Janusz Martyszewski,
• Bogusław Wężyk – student,
• Zygmunt Wojciechowski.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!

 

I CALL UPON THE NAMES THOSE WHO DIED DEFENDING THE POLISH COAST IN 1939

• Jan Banucha,
• Janusz Garbowiecki,
• Walerian Grzybowski,
• Captain Stanisław Kosko – graduate, Director of the State Maritime School, 1937 – 1939,
• Zygmunt Kot,
• Jan Kuczyński,
• Jerzy Perzanowski,
• Ryszard Rekść,
• Albin Serbinowicz,
• Marian Sywula,
• Kazimierz Szczypiorski,
• Stefan Werner,
• Chief Mechanic Olgierd Zaborowski.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR: FELL IN THE FIELD OF GLORY!

 

I CALL UPON THE NAMES OF THOSE MURDERED IN THE PIAŚNICA FOREST

• Captain Stanisław Dłuski – lecturer at the Maritime School in Tczew,
• Captain Witold Karpowicz – graduate,
• Henryk Kossakowski – lecturer.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR: THE FALLEN IN THE FIELD OF GLORY!

 

I CALL UPON THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO FELL IN COMBAT

On the ship Piłsudski in November 1939:

• Mamert Stankiewicz – Captain of Lwów, died off the coast of Great Britain,
• Tadeusz Piotrowski – 4th Engineer, graduate of the Faculty of Marine Engineering, 1935.

On board Zagłoba in Febraury 1943:

• Zbigniew Deyczakowski – Captain, Faculty of Navigation graduate of 1923, took part in convoys. Died in February 1943 along with the entire crew on the S/S Zagłoba, sunk by a German U-boat,
• Jan Wiktorowicz – Chief Engineer, Faculty of Marine Engineering graduate, 1926,
• Zbigniew Rogaczewski – First Mate, Faculty of Navigation graduate, 1937,
• Wiesław Dakowski – Second Mate, graduate of the Maritime School w Southampton, 1942,
• Witold Krajewski – Third Mate, graduate of the Maritime School w Southampton, 1941,

On board Wigry:

• Władysław Grabowski – Captain, graduate of the Faculty of Navigation, died alongside almost the entire crew,
• Brunon Szmidt – Chief Mechanic, Faculty of Marine Engineering graduate, 1929,
• Zygmunt Lewicki – First Mate, Faculty of Navigation graduate, 1937,
• Jerzy Zieliński – Second Engineer, Faculty of Marine Engineering graduate, 1937,
• Czesław Nowak – Third Mate, graduate of the Faculty of Navigation, 1940.

On board other ships and warships:

• Brunon Wyględacz – Chief Engineer, graduate of the Faculty of Marine Engineering, died on board Rozewie,
• Andrzej Skarżyński – Second Mate, graduate of the Faculty of Navigation of 1940, died on board Rozewie,
• Bohdan Senycia – Third Mate, graduate of the Faculty of Navigation of 1943, died on board the S/S Częstochowa in 1940,
• Jerzy Pluciński – Third Mate, graduate of the Maritime School in Southampton of 1941, died on the S/S Puck during the air raid on Bari,
• Zbigniew Gąsiorowski – student, died on board ORP Grom.
• Wincenty Dumania – Chief Engineer, Faculty of Marine Engineering graduate, 1923,
• Zygmunt Kuske – Chief Engineer, Faculty of Marine Engineering graduate, 1927,
• Eugeniusz Ostapowicz – graduate, died in the Warsaw Rising,
• Stanisław Sosnowski – graduate, died in the Warsaw Rising,
• Zbigniew Tajer – graduate, died during in Warsaw Rising.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR:  FELL IN THE FIELD OF GLORY!

 

I CALL UPON THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED SERVING AT SEA

• Bolesław Dunin-Marcinkiewicz – instructor and tutor at the Maritime School w Tczew,
• Aleksander Niejołow – graduate of the State Maritime School in 1930, a leading seaman on the S/S Pułaski,
• Maurycy Chudziński – Sailmaster on Dar Pomorza,
• Captain Stefan Gorazdowski – Captain of  Dar Pomorza, Captain of Monte Cassino,
• Captain Zdzisław Hejko,
• Captain Michał Niczko,
• Alfred Szperalski – Chief Engineer,
• Captain Dymitr Schreiber,
• Captain Andrzej Malecha,
• Roman Krzoska – Third Mate,
• Jan Papierniak – Deck Assistant,
• Adam Klaman – Faculty of Marine Engineering student on board Benito.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR: THEY DIED A SAILOR'S DEATH

 

I CALL UPON THE NAME OF MARITIME SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO DIED IN DISASTERS AT SEA

On board Kudowa Zdrój:

• Captain Leszek Krogulski,
• Mieczysław Stawowy – First Mate,
• Cezary Wilk – Second Mate,
• Zenon Kostrzewa – Third Mate,
• Leszek Cieślewicz – Chief Engineer,
• Marian Zielenkiewicz – Third Engineer,
• Ignacy Grabowiec-Grobowiec – Electrician,

On board Busko Zdrój:

• Captain Zbigniew Talaska,
• Roman Horodecki – First Mate,
• Wojciech Błażejewski – Second Mate,
• Tomasz Julinowski – Chief Engineer,
• Marek Pilichowski – Second Mate,
• Andrzej Grzybek – Fourth Mate,
• Tadeusz Jagiełło – Purser;

On board Heweliusz:

• Captain Andrzej Ułasiewicz,
• Roger Janicki – First Mate,
• Tomasz Brudnicki – Chief Engineer,
• Zenon Wawrzak – Watch Engineer,
• Paweł Subociński – Watch Engineer,
• Andrzej Korzeniowski – Chief Electrician,

On ships under foreign flags in the Persian Gulf during the Iraq-Iran war:

• Julian Leppert,

On board Leros Strenght:

• Captain Eugeniusz Arciszewski,
• Andrzej Dykowski – Chief Radio Officer,
• Wojciech Miegoń – Chief Engineer,
• Bolesław Grządziela – Second Engineer,
• Stanisław Prochera – Seaman.

 

STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL!
GUARD OF HONOUR:  THEY DIED A SAILOR'S DEATH

I call upon you all, illuminated by the glory of heroism and sacrifice in the service of the Polish sea – STAND FOR THE ROLL CALL! Stand, to see that the sacrifice of your lives has not been in vain and that by continuing your work, we are building our Homeland according to the best will and instincts of our hearts. May our Homeland be a lasting monument to you. We honour you and keep you in our memory!"

 

GLORY TO THE FALLEN AND THE DECEASED!

 MAY WE HONOUR THEIR MEMORY!