List of active Croatian Navy ships

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 a 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 Type Boats Displacement Note
Missile boats (5 in Service)
Končar-class Missile boat Šibenik (RTOP-21) 237 tonnes Has a different weapons configuration from other Končar-class boats.
Helsinki-class Missile boat Vukovar (RTOP-41)
Dubrovnik (RTOP-42)
300 tonnes
Kralj-class Missile boat Kralj Petar Krešimir IV (RTOP-11)
Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir (RTOP-12)
385 tonnes RTOP-12 slightly longer than 11.

Patrol boats

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Patrol boats (4 in Service)
Mirna-class Patrol boat Novigrad (OB-01)
Šolta (OB-02)
Cavtat (OB-03)
Hrvatska Kostajnica (OB-04)
143 tonnes

Training vessel

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Training vessel (1 in Service)
Moma-class Training ship Andrija Mohorovičić (BŠ-72) 1260 tonnes

Rescue vessel

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Rescue vessel (1 in Service)
Spasilac-class Rescue ship Faust Vrančić (BS-73) 1590 tonnes

Mine hunter

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Mine hunter (1 in Service)
Korčula-class Mine hunter Korčula (LM-51) 180 tonnes

Landing craft and mine layers

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Assault-landing craft and minelayers (6 in service)
Silba-class Landing ship / minelayer Cetina (DBM-81)
Krka (DBM-82)
540 tonnes
Type-11
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Landing - assault ship DJB-104
DJB-107
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Type-22 Landing - assault ship DJB-106
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Auxiliary - landing ship PDS-713
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Auxiliary - cargo vessel

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Mine hunter (1 in Service)
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Auxiliary - transport ship PT-71 Meduza 310 tonnes

Yachts

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

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
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
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Harbour tugboats

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

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Sailboats (2 in service)
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Motor sailboat Zrinka
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Salona 37 Motor sailboat Katarina Zrinska
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Salona 45 Motor sailboat Kraljica Jelena
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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". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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