Naval ensign of Croatia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yachts

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

Launch

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

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

Sailboats

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

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References

  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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