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.
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
editClass | Picture | Ship | No. | Comm. | No. | Notes |
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Missile boats (5 in service) | ||||||
Končar class | Šibenik | RTOP-21 | (1978) 28 September 1991 |
Yugoslavia |
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Helsinki class | Vukovar | RTOP-41 | (1985) 26 January 2009 |
Finland |
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Dubrovnik | RTOP-42 | (1986) 26 January 2009 |
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Kralj class | Kralj Petar Krešimir IV | RTOP-11 | 1992 | Croatia |
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Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir | RTOP-12 | 2001 |
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Patrol boats
editClass | Picture | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note |
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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. Design developed by Marine and Energy Solutions DIV d.o.o. from Zagreb and built by Brodosplit.[7][8] | |
Umag | OB-32 | Late 2024[9] | 216 tonnes | Launched 1 July 2024. Fitting out.[10] Design developed by Marine and Energy Solutions DIV d.o.o. from Zagreb and built by Brodosplit. |
Training vessel
editClass | Picture | Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Displacement | Note |
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Training vessel (1 in service) | |||||||
Moma class | Andrija Mohorovičić | BŠ-72 | (1972) 1994 |
Training ship | 1,260 tonnes |
Rescue vessel
editClass | Picture | Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Displacement | Note |
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Rescue vessel (1 in service) | |||||||
Spasilac class | Faust Vrančić | BS-73 | (1976) 1991 |
Rescue ship | 1,590 tonnes |
Minehunter
editClass | Picture | Ship | No. | Comm. | Type | Displacement | Note |
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Minehunter (1 in service) | |||||||
Korčula class | Korčula | LM-51 | 22 April 2006 | Minehunter | 180 tonnes |
Landing craft and minelayers
editClass | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note |
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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 | -
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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
editClass | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note |
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Auxiliaries (1 in service) | |||||||
Transport ship | Meduza | PT-71 | (1956) | 310 tonnes |
Yachts
editClass | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Yachts (2 in service) | |||||
Yacht | Učka | ||||
Yacht | Čista Velika |
Launch
editClass | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Launches (3 in service) | |||||
Diving support launch | MRB-83 | ||||
Diving support launch | MRB-51 | ||||
Transport - ceremonial launch | Krasnica |
Harbour tugboats
editClass | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Harbour tugboats (2 in service) | |||||
Harbour tugboat | LR-71 | ||||
Harbour tugboat | LR-73 |
Sailboats
editClass | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Sailboats (3 in service) | |||||
Motor sailboat | Zrinka | ||||
Salona 37 | Motor sailboat | Katarina Zrinska | |||
Salona 45 | Motor sailboat | Kraljica Jelena |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Patria Delivered Two Helsinki-Class Missile Boats to Croatia". deagel.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Novi hrvatski ophodni brodovi za ZERP gradit će se u Kraljevici". poslovni.hr. February 11, 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Vlada pokrenula proces nabave ophodnih brodova". obris.org. September 13, 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Prvi obalni ophodni brod gradit će se u domaćem škveru". dalje.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Pokrenuta nabava obalnih ophodnih brodova (OOB) - 1+4". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Croatia takes delivery of first locally-built inshore patrol vessel 'Omiš' - Naval Today".
- ^ "Četiri ophodna broda - ponos projektanata". Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "M.E.S - DIV Group". Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Jačanje i modernizacija HRM-a: U Splitu porinut prvi obalni ophodni brod - MORH.hr".
- ^ "Jačanje i modernizacija HRM-a: U Splitu porinut prvi obalni ophodni brod - MORH.hr".