Croatian Navy
Croatian Navy | |
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Rear Admiral Janko Vuković | |
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The Croatian Navy (HRM;
History
Origins
Since the ninth century, the
When
Croatian officers and sailors continued to man the new
In 1991, after the federal
After the war
In 2004 Croatia joined NATO and the Navy was restructured in the process. In addition to that, in 2007 it was reorganized by dividing the personnel and vessels with newly founded Coast Guard, which remained a part of the Navy. Two former
The Končar class missile boat Šibenik has been overhauled with new turbine engines and radars and is due to remain in service until 2018-2020. The
The RBS-15 missile system was due to be scrapped but this decision was reversed in 2014 and an upgrade to 20 units will be completed by 2018. Successful
Purpose
The mission of the Croatian Navy (HRM) is to defend the integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia, to promote and protect its interest in the Adriatic Sea, islands and coast-lands. It carries and organizes the naval defense of the Republic of Croatia. The Croatian Navy fulfils its role by preparing itself and carrying out the following main tasks:
- Deterring the threat to the Republic of Croatia by maintaining high level of competence, training and technical quality of equipment
- Constant control of the Adriatic Sea and coast-land and monitoring of foreign warships' movement
- Strengthening of the safety conditions on the Adriatic Sea and preserving the integrity of the maritime borders
- Implementation of the program "Partnership for Peace in the Mediterranean"
The following commands were created to carry out the mission of the Croatian Navy:[7]
The Navy Command in Split was reshuffled into the Navy Staff in 2013.
The Navy flotilla handles all tasks regarding anti-ship and
- 's "Trident Juncture" exercise in Spain in 2015.
- REMUS autonomous underwater vehicles.[10]
- Support Squadron with various tugs and other vessels.
Coast guard
The Coast Guard, founded in 2007, deals with peacetime duties, e.g. environment protection,
- 1st Coast Guard Squadron, based in Split with two former Yugoslav Mirna class patrol boats and other vessels
- 2nd Coast Guard Squadron, based in Pula handles Coast Guard tasks in northern Adriatic with two Mirna-class patrol boats and other vessels.
Four
Sea Surveillance Battalion
The Sea Surveillance Battalion operates four Enhanced Peregrine naval radar posts at Lastovo, Dugi Otok, Mljet and Vis and additional nine GEM SC-2050XS naval radar posts at Savudrija, Brijuni, Mali Lošinj, Dugi Otok, Žirje, Vis, Lastovo, Mljet and Molunat. The battalion also operates the navy's signals and communications equipment.
The Split naval base's task is to manage the
Ranks
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatian Navy[13] |
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Admiral flote | Admiral | Viceadmiral | Kontraadmiral | Komodor | Kapetan bojnog broda | Kapetan fregate | Kapetan korvete | Poručnik bojnog broda | Poručnik fregate | Poručnik korvete |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatian Navy[13] |
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Časnički namjesnik | Stožerni narednik | Nadnarednik | Narednik | Desetnik | Skupnik | Razvodnik | Pozornik | Mornar |
Vessels
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RTOP-12 firing an RBS-15 missile, YouTube video | |
Navy's live fire exercise, October 2016, YouTube video |
The Croatian Navy operates mostly vessels that were captured from the
Krešimir underwent an extensive overhaul and engine replacement in 2014 while Zvonimir, being built during international arms
Navy also operates several armed
The Coast Guard's backbone are four
Previously reported plans for the purchase of 2-4
Coastal and other equipment
- 14 radars (4 AN/FPS-117 + 10 others) - Sea network Italy United States
- 3
- 47 RBS-15Mark 1 anti-ship missiles
- 2 R-2M swimmer delivery vehicle
- 2
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M90 mine
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R-2M SDV
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MOL anti-ship missile system
Croatia has a long history of naval education and training. Between 1857 and 1918 an Austro-Hungarian naval academy was located in Rijeka with NCO training school in Šibenik. Royal Yugoslav Navy founded a three-year naval academy in Gruž (Dubrovnik) in 1923 (later joined by naval staff college in 1937) while a school for petty officers was opened in Šibenik. Post-WWII Yugoslav Navy set up a "Maršal Tito" naval academy in Split.
After a distinct Croatian Navy was founded in 1991, naval education went through various reforms and changes. Currently officers to be commissioned into the Croatian Navy receive their undergraduate education at
Future projects
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New patrol boat (project OOB 39/42) under construction in Brodosplit Shipyard, October 2016. racing stripes of Croatian Coast Guard . |
- Overhaul of existing 2 Kralj class Croatian Kuna- the project has been initiated with the complete overhaul of one of the vessels (RTOP-11).
- Overhaul and upgrade of existing Helsinki class fast attack craft by 2020 for interception duties.
- Overhaul of training ship Andrija Mohorovičić by 2024.
- Five Omiš class
- Following an endorsement by the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Strategic Defence Review has announced that the salvage ship Faust Vrančić will be upgraded by 2020 to make it an effective platform for conducting various ecological operations.
Gallery
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RBS-15 anti-ship missile launchers
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AK-630 gatling gun
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Bofors 57 mm/70 Mk1 gun
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SAKO 23mm guns
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MK-44 torpedo
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Landing craft and minelayer Krka
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BŠ-72 Andrija Mohorovičić
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Salvage shipFaust Vrančić
See also
Notes
- Venetians near Makarskain AD 887.
References
- ^ "OSRH - Glavna".
- ^ "U Splitu obilježena 20. obljetnica HRM-a". Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian). September 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "Sprachen beim Militär im alten Österreich ", Günter Ofner.
- ^ "When Czech mariners sailed the seas | Radio Prague". Radio Praha. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- Saab Group, 03 November 2015
- Saab Group, 27 october 2016
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Strategic Defence Overview 2013[permanent dead link], MoD (in Croatian), p. 19.
- Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia.
- ^ "Podvodna vozila Remus stigla u HRM" Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, defender.hr
- ^ "Satnija mornaričkog desantnog pješaštva". MORH (in Croatian). 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Interview with Admiral Kardum" Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Hrvatski vojnik, 2005.
- ^ a b "Oznake činova". osrh.hr (in Croatian). Republic of Croatia Armed Forces. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Pokrenuta nabava obalnih ophodnih brodova (OOB) - 1+4". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Ophodni brodovi: prototip za godinu dana, a ostali za deset miseci > Slobodna Dalmacija > Split". 25 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Croatia takes delivery of first locally-built inshore patrol vessel 'Omiš'". 7 December 2018.
- ^ [1], obris.org
- ^ "Croatian Navy's future OPV/Corvette BIS 91 - Naval Post- Naval News and Information". Navalnews.net. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b Tabak, Igor. "kontraadmiral Stipanović za HTV o budućnosti HRM-a", obris.org, 14/10/2016
- ^ "Croatian Military Academy Day", Armed Forces, December 18th, 2015
- ^ Brodosplit Shipyard
- ^ "Obrana i sigurnost – Položene kobilice za posljednja dva OOB-a". Obris.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
External links
- Croatian MoD
- Krka accident, in Croatian
- Croatian Armed Forces Long Term Development Plan 2006-2015
- Live fire exercise, mobile coastal missile launcher (June 2015)