Mirna-class patrol boat
 A Croatian Navy Mirna (OB-02 Šolta) in the Lora naval base, August 2011 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Tito's Shipyard Kraljevica, Kraljevica, SR Croatia |
| Preceded by: | Type 131 |
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| Length: | 33.4 m (109 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 6.74 m (22 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
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| Range: | 600 nm at 15 knots |
| Complement: | ~ 20 |
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Mirna-class patrol boat (also known as Type 171) is a class of eleven patrol vessels built for the Yugoslav Navy in the Kraljevica Shipyard from 1979 to 1985. During the Croatian War of Independence and the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, most of the vessels were relocated to Montenegro except for four boats that were captured or damaged by Croatian forces and later entered service with the Croatian Navy.
All ship were originally named after mountains in the former Yugoslavia.
OB-01 Novigrad
Ships
| Name (original) |
Pennant number (original) |
Launched | Status |
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| Biokovo | |
1980[2] | Damaged by a 9K11 Malyutka missile fired by Croatian armed fishing boats off Škarda island[3] on 10 September 1991,[4] limped to Mali Lošinj.[3] Later captured by the Croatian Navy at Šibenik. In operational use as OB-01 Novigrad. Located at Lora Naval Base in Split. |
| Pohorje | |
1981[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Sold to a private owner who uses it as a tourist ship. |
| Koprivnik | 1981[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Sold to a private owner who uses it as a tourist ship. | |
| Učka | 1982[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Transferred to the Ministry of Interior Affairs in 2003 and used by the Naval police since 2005 under the name P-01 Bar. Sold for scrap in 2012.[5] | |
| Grmeč | 1982[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Sold to a private owner from Biograd, Croatia who uses it as a tourist ship. | |
| Mukos | 1983[2] | Captured by Croatian forces after being hit with an improvised torpedo. In service with the Croatian Navy as OB-02 Šolta. | |
| Fruška Gora | 1983[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Sold to a private owner who uses it as a tourist ship. | |
| Kosmaj | 1983[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Transferred to the Ministry of Interior Affairs in 2003 and used by the Naval police since 2005 under the name P-03 Herceg Novi. Sold for scrap in 2012.[5] | |
| Zelengora | 1983[2] | Relocated to Montenegro. Sold to a private owner from Croatia in 2007 who uses it as a tourist ship Iliria. | |
| Cer | 1984[2] | Captured by Croatian forces. In service with the Croatian Navy as OB-03 Cavtat. | |
| Durmitor | 1985[2] | Captured by Croatian forces. In service with the Croatian Navy as OB-04 Hrvatska Kostajnica. |
References
- ↑ "Vessel Design and Development - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna" (PDF). hrbi.hr. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Kraljevica - Reference list". hb.hr via web.archive.org. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- 1 2 Udruga Dragovoljaca Hrvastke Ratne Mornarice - Zadar (Croatian)
- ↑ Zdenko Vidov: Izgleda kao da je netko namjerno kočio stvaranje odreda (Croatian)
- 1 2 "Dva najveća plovila policije idu u staro željezo". pomorac.net (in Croatian). September 11, 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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