List of active Croatian Navy ships

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The Croatian Navy maintains over 30 vessels including five missile boats which, along with three MOL coastal defence batteries, represent its main offensive capability. 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.

(status in former operator's navy)
Class In service Origin Picture Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Missile boats (5)
Končar class 1  Yugoslavia Missile boat Tito's Kraljevica Shipyard Šibenik
(Vlado Ćetković)		 RTOP-21
(RTOP-402)		 28 Sep 1991
(Mar 1978)		 260 tonnes [2]
Ship captured by Croatian forces during the Battle of Šibenik.
Helsinki class 2 Finland Fast attack crafts Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Vukovar
(Oulu)		 RTOP-41
(62)		 26 Jan 2009
(1 Oct 1985)		 300 tonnes [3]
Purchased second-hand in 2008, as a support for the Patria AMV order.
Dubrovnik
(Kotka)		 RTOP-41
(63)		 26 Jan 2009
(16 Jun 1986)
Kralj class 2 Croatia Missile boat Kraljevica Shipyard Kralj Petar Krešimir IV
(Sergej Mašera when laid down)		 RTOP-11 1992 385 tonnes [2]
Captured unfinished by Croatian forces during the Battle of Šibenik.
Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir RTOP-12 10 Sep 2001 [2]
Laid down in 1993. This ship features a longer hull and modified bridge
Patrol boats (8)
Mirna class 4  Yugoslavia Patrol boat Tito's Kraljevica Shipyard Novigrad
(Biokovo)		 OB-01
(PČ-171)		 1991
(1980)		 142 tonnes [4][2]
Boats captured during the Battle of Šibenik, except for the Šolta which was refloated and repaired by Croatia after the Battle of the Dalmatian Channels.
Šolta
(Mukos)		 OB-02
(PČ-176)		 1991
(1983)
Cavtat
(Cer)		 OB-03
(PČ-180)		 1991
(1984)
Hrvatska
(Durmitor)		 OB-04
(PČ-181)		 1991
(1985)
Omiš class 2
(+ 3 on order)		 Croatia Patrol boat Shipyard: Brodosplit
Designer: Marine and Energy Solutions DIV d.o.o. (Zagreb)		 Omiš OB-31 7 Dec 2018 269 tonnes [5][6][7]
Prototype boat.[8][9][10]
Umag OB-32 17 Jan 2025 [5][11][12]
First of the serial production boats.
Landing crafts (5)
Silba class 2 Croatia Landing ship (ro-ro)
(minelayer as secondary role)		 Brodosplit Cetina DBM-81 19 Feb 1993 945 tonnes /
540 tonnes		 [2][13]
Project initiated under Yugoslavian leadership.
Krka DBM-82 9 Mar 1995
Type 21 class 2  Yugoslavia Landing / assault craft Montmontaža Greben shipyard – DJB-104
(DJC-615)		 1991
(1987)		 32 tonnes [2][14]
Boats captured by Croatia.[15]
– DJB-107
(DJC-613)		 1991
(1988)
Type 22 class 1  Yugoslavia Landing / assault craft Montmontaža Greben shipyard – DJB-106
(DJC-624)		 1991
(1987)		 43 tonnes [16]
Minehunters (1)
Korčula class 1 Croatia Coastal minehunter Montmontaža Greben shipyard Korčula LM-51 22 Apr 2006 180 tonnes [17][18]

Auxiliary fleet

(status in former operator's navy)
Class In service Origin Picture Type Builder Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Auxiliary vessels (2)
Meduza-class 1  Yugoslavia Transport vessel Brodotrogir Meduza
(–)		 PT-71
(–)		 1991
(1956)		 350 tonnes [19]
Boat captured during the Battle of Šibenik.
– 1  Yugoslavia – Auxiliary landing craft Uljanik shipyard (Pula) – PDS-713
(–)		 Sep 1991
(1956)		 159 tonnes [5]
Rescue vessels (1)
Spasilac class 1  Yugoslavia Rescue ship Tito's Kraljevica Shipyard Faust Vrančić
(Spasilac)		 BS-73
(PS-12)		 Nov 1995
(1976)		 1590 tonnes [5]
Tugboats (2)
– 2  Yugoslavia Harbour tugboat Brodosplit – LR-71 1991
(1960)		 130 tonnes [20]
– LR-73 1991
(1960)		 130 tonnes [20]
Training vessels (1)
Moma class 1  Poland Training ship Gdańsk Shipyard Andrija Mohorovičić
(Moma)		 BŠ-72
(PH-33)		 Jan 1994
(1972)		 1,260 tonnes [2][5]
Boat captured during the Battle of Šibenik, commissioned after conversion in 1994.
Elan 431 1  Slovenia – Motor sailboat
(training)		 Elan Yachts Zrinka – 1994 12 tonnes [5]
Salona 37 1 Croatia Motor sailboat
(training)		 AD Brodovi Katarina Zrinski HRM-1 2004 – [21]
Salona 45 1 Croatia Motor sailboat
(training)		 AD Brodovi Kraljica Jelena HRM-2 2008 – [21]

Future of the Croatian Navy

Planned procurement

Corvettes (2 vessels)
Croatia launched a competition for the purchase of 2 corvettes. The budget goes from €660 million to €1.6 billion. Depending on the capabilities selected, the budget will be adapted. The first delivery is planned for 2029 or 2030.[22][23]
The competitors include:

See also

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References

Sources

  1. ↑ "Patria Delivered Two Helsinki-Class Missile Boats to Croatia". deagel.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "U akvatoriju srednjeg Jadrana održane vježbovne aktivnosti Hrvatske ratne mornarice". morh.gov.hr. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
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  8. ↑ "Četiri ophodna broda - ponos projektanata". Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "M.E.S - DIV Group". Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Croatia takes delivery of first locally-built inshore patrol vessel 'Omiš' - Naval Today".
  11. ↑ "Splitski Brodosplit isporučio HRM-u ophodni brod 'Umag' vrijednosti 5,7 milijuna eura, čekali smo ga samo 11 godina". Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  12. ↑ https://www.morh.hr/ministar-anusic-obalni-ophodni-brod-tek-je-pocetak-modernizacije-hrm-a/
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  15. ↑ Wertheim 2007, p. 147.
  16. ↑ Željko (2018-03-14). "Joint Navy - Special Forces Exercise". Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian). Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  17. ↑ "Croatia - LM-51 Korcula - Coastal Mine Hunter". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  18. ↑ "Page 35 - ESD - MARITIME Security &Defence" (PDF). May 2021.
  19. ↑ Kostanjsak, Petra (2020-01-10). "Završna plovidba broda koji je otočane spašavao od suše". Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian). Retrieved 2026-07-26.
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  21. 1 2 "School sailboats in the service of the Croatian Navy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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  23. ↑ "Jutarnji list - Hrvatska nabavlja dva dosad najveća ratna broda: Analizirali smo što se nudi, što ti brodovi mogu i koliko koštaju". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-07-26.

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