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
Končar-class missile boat
Ship/vessel Image Country of origin Commissioned Notes References
Missile boats (5 in Service)
Šibenik (RTOP-21)
 SFR Yugoslavia
28 September 1991
  1. former JRM Vlado Ćetković (RTOP-21)
  2. captured by Croatian forces in Šibenik during the Battle of the Barracks
Helsinki-class missile boat
Ship/vessel Image Country of origin Commissioned Notes References
Vukovar (RTOP-41)
 Finland
26 January 2009
  1. former Finnish Navy Oulu (62)
  2. acquired in 2008 as part of an offset agreement.
Dubrovnik (RTOP-42)
  1. former Finnish Navy Kotka (63)
  2. acquired in 2008 as part of an offset agreement.
Kralj-class missile boat
Ship/vessel Image Country of origin Commissioned Notes References
Kralj Petar Krešimir IV (RTOP-11)
 Croatia
1992
  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
Mirna-class missile boat
Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Patrol boats (5 in Service)
Mirna-class patrol boat Patrol boat Novigrad (OB-01)
 143 tonnes
Mirna-class Patrol boat Šolta (OB-02)
 143 tonnes
Mirna-class Patrol boat Cavtat (OB-03)
 143 tonnes
Mirna-class Patrol boat Hrvatska Kostajnica (OB-04)
 143 tonnes
Omiš-class patrol boat
Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Omiš-class Patrol boat Omiš (OOB-31)
 216 tonnes New class of inshore patrol vessels. 5 planned. First ship OOB-31 Omiš was commissioned on 7 December 2018.[6]

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) 540 tonnes
Silba-class Landing ship / minelayer Krka (DBM-82) 540 tonnes
Type-22 Landing - assault ship DJB-106
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Type-11
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 Landing - assault ship DJB-104
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Type-11 Landing - assault ship DJB-107
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 Auxiliary - landing ship PDS-713
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Auxiliary - cargo vessel
Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Auxiliaries (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
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 Harbour tugboat LR-73
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Sailboats
Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Sailboats (3 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

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. https://navaltoday.com/2018/12/07/croatia-takes-delivery-of-first-locally-built-inshore-patrol-vessel-omis/
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