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.
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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 |
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Missile boats (5 in service) | ||||||
Končar class | ![]() |
Šibenik | RTOP-21 | (1978) 28 September 1991 |
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Helsinki class | ![]() |
Vukovar | RTOP-41 | (1985) 26 January 2009 |
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Dubrovnik | RTOP-42 | (1986) 26 January 2009 |
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Kralj class | ![]() |
Kralj Petar Krešimir IV | RTOP-11 | 1992 | ![]() |
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Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir | RTOP-12 | 2001 |
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Patrol boats
Class | Picture | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note |
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Patrol boats (5 in Service) | ||||||
Mirna class | ![]() |
Novigrad | OB-01 | (1980) 1991 |
143 tonnes | |
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Šolta | OB-02 | (1983) 1991 | |||
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Cavtat | OB-03 | (1984) 1991 | |||
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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 |
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Training vessel (1 in Service) | |||||||
Moma class | ![]() |
Andrija Mohorovičić | BŠ-72 | (1972) 1994 |
Training ship | 1260 tonnes |
Rescue vessel
Class | 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 | 1590 tonnes |
Minehunter
Class | 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 mine layers
Class | 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 |
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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 |
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Auxiliaries (1 in Service) | |||||||
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Transport ship | Meduza | PT-71 | (1956) | 310 tonnes |
Yachts
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Yachts (2 in service) | |||||
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Yacht | Učka | |||
Yacht | Čista Velika |
Launch
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Launches (3 in service) | |||||
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Diving support launch | MRB-83 | |||
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Diving support launch | MRB-51 | |||
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Transport - ceremonial launch | Krasnica |
Harbour tugboats
Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
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Harbour tugboats (2 in service) | |||||
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Harbour tugboat | LR-71 | |||
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Harbour tugboat | LR-73 |
Sailboats
Class | 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
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References
- "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.