On the other hand, all the other surface ships of the Polish Navy which had remained in the Baltic were engaged and sunk or captured by the German fleet, starting with the Battle of the Gdańsk Bay on 1 September. The two remaining major warships of the Polish fleets, the destroyer Wicher and the heavy minelayer Gryf, were both sunk by 3 September 1939.
In contrast, all other surface ships of the Polish Navy stationed in the Baltic Sea were engaged and destroyed or captured by the German fleet, beginning with the Battle of the Gdańsk Bay on September 1st. The two remaining major warships of the Polish fleets, the destroyer Wicher and the heavy minelayer Gryf, were sunk by September 3rd, 1939.