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List of active Croatian Navy ships

This is a list of active Croatian Navy ships. As of 2013, the Croatian Navy operates over 30 vessels including five missile boats which, along with three MOL coastal defence batteries, represent its main offensive capability.

Naval ensign of Croatia

Due to constant reductions of the defence budget and the ongoing financial crisis, acquisition of new ships has proven to be problematic. The latest ships to enter service with the Croatian Navy were two used Helsinki-class missile boats, which were acquired as an offset agreement to the Croatian purchase of Patria AMV vehicles.[1]

Domestic production programs were limited to continuing existing Yugoslav designs and building a single missile boat (Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir) and a small mine hunter (Korčula), both of which took several years to complete.

Plans to start production of domestic patrol vessels (much needed for guarding the 6000 km long coastline) have been reduced and postponed over time [2][3][4] with newest plans to start a prototype in 2015. The tender was in May 2014 and as projected, the first vessel will enter service in 2015. The second one will follow in 2016, the third and the fourth in 2017 and the last one in 2018. The units are projected to cost around 10 million euros each.[5]

Missile boats edit

Class Picture Ship No. Comm. No. Notes
Missile boats (5 in service)
Končar class   Šibenik RTOP-21 (1978)
28 September 1991 		  Yugoslavia
  1. former JRM Vlado Ćetković (RTOP-21)
  2. captured by Croatian forces in Šibenik during the Battle of the Barracks
Helsinki class   Vukovar RTOP-41 (1985)
26 January 2009 		  Finland
  1. former Finnish Navy Oulu (62)
  2. acquired in 2008 as part of an offset agreement.
  Dubrovnik RTOP-42 (1986)
26 January 2009
  1. former Finnish Navy Kotka (63)
  2. acquired in 2008 as part of an offset agreement.
Kralj class   Kralj Petar Krešimir IV RTOP-11 1992   Croatia
  1. laid down as Sergej Mašera for the JRM
  2. captured unfinished by Croatian forces during the Battle of the Barracks
  Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir RTOP-12 2001
  1. laid down in 1993 and launched in 2001
  2. features a longer hull and modified bridge

Patrol boats edit

Class Picture Ship No. Comm. Displacement Note
Patrol boats (5 in service)
Mirna class   Novigrad OB-01 (1980)
1991 		143 tonnes
  Šolta OB-02 (1983)
1991
  Cavtat OB-03 (1984)
1991
  Hrvatska Kostajnica OB-04 (1985)
1991
Omiš class   Omiš OB-31 7 December 2018[6] 216 tonnes 5 planned. Developed by company Marine and Energy Solutions DIV d.o.o. from Zagreb and built by Brodosplit.[7][8]

Training vessel edit

Class Picture Ship No. Comm. Type Displacement Note
Training vessel (1 in service)
Moma class   Andrija Mohorovičić BŠ-72 (1972)
1994 		Training ship 1,260 tonnes

Rescue vessel edit

Class Picture Ship No. Comm. Type Displacement Note
Rescue vessel (1 in service)
Spasilac class   Faust Vrančić BS-73 (1976)
1991 		Rescue ship 1,590 tonnes

Minehunter edit

Class Picture Ship No. Comm. Type Displacement Note
Minehunter (1 in service)
Korčula class   Korčula LM-51 22 April 2006 Minehunter 180 tonnes

Landing craft and minelayers edit

Class Picture Type Ship No. Comm. Displacement Note
Assault-landing craft and minelayers (6 in service)
Silba class   Landing ship & minelayer Cetina DBM-81 19 February 1993 540 tonnes ex-Rab
  Krka DBM-82 9 March 1995
Type 11
-
 Landing ship & assault ship DJB-104 (1977)
Type 22   Landing ship & assault ship DJB-106
Type 11   Landing ship & assault ship DJB-107 (1978)
Auxiliary ship & landing ship PDS-713

Auxiliary cargo vessels edit

Class Picture Type Ship No. Comm. Displacement Note
Auxiliaries (1 in service)
  Transport ship Meduza PT-71 (1956) 310 tonnes

Yachts edit

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Yachts (2 in service)
  Yacht Učka
Yacht Čista Velika

Launch edit

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Launches (3 in service)
  Diving support launch MRB-83
  Diving support launch MRB-51
  Transport - ceremonial launch Krasnica

Harbour tugboats edit

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Harbour tugboats (2 in service)
  Harbour tugboat LR-71
  Harbour tugboat LR-73

Sailboats edit

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Sailboats (3 in service)
Motor sailboat Zrinka
Salona 37   Motor sailboat Katarina Zrinska
Salona 45   Motor sailboat Kraljica Jelena

See also edit

 
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References edit

  1. ^ "Patria Delivered Two Helsinki-Class Missile Boats to Croatia". deagel.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Novi hrvatski ophodni brodovi za ZERP gradit će se u Kraljevici". poslovni.hr. February 11, 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Vlada pokrenula proces nabave ophodnih brodova". obris.org. September 13, 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Prvi obalni ophodni brod gradit će se u domaćem škveru". dalje.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Pokrenuta nabava obalnih ophodnih brodova (OOB) - 1+4". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Croatia takes delivery of first locally-built inshore patrol vessel 'Omiš' - Naval Today".
  7. ^ "Četiri ophodna broda - ponos projektanata". Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. ^ "M.E.S - DIV Group". Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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