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Končar-class Missile Boat
The ''Končar'' class is a class of six missile boats built for the Yugoslav Navy during the late 1970s at Tito's Shipyard Kraljevica, SR Croatia. The boats featured a mixture of Western and Eastern European equipment, including Soviet anti-ship missiles and Swedish guns. During the Croatian War of Independence one ship, ''Vlado Ćetković'', was captured by Croatian forces while being overhauled. It was eventually commissioned with the Croatian Navy as ''Šibenik'' and is still in use. The remaining five ships were relocated to Montenegro, entering service with the new FR Yugoslav Navy, with three of them being decommissioned in the early 2000s. The last two ships of the class are planned to be modified as patrol boats for service with the Montenegrin Navy. Description The ''Končar'' class was developed by the Brodarski institut (BI) from Zagreb. The six-strong class was built at the Tito's Kraljevica Shipyard from 1977 to 1979 with all six ships being named after Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Missile Boat Šibenik
''Šibenik'' (pennant number RTOP-21) is a missile boat in service with the Croatian Navy. It was built for the Yugoslav Navy at the Kraljevica Shipyard in the 1970s as ''Vlado Ćetković'' (RTOP-402).Wertheim (2007), p. 145. In 1991 during the early stages of the Croatian War of Independence it was captured by Croatian forces while being overhauled at the "Velimir Škorpik" shipyard in Šibenik. Design and construction ''Šibenik'' was launched as ''Vlado Ćetković'' (RTOP-402) on 20 August 1977 as the second ship in a class of six missile boats that were being built at the Tito's Kraljevica Shipyard for the Yugoslav Navy (''Jugoslavenska ratna mornarica'' – JRM). It was commissioned with the JRM in March 1978. The ship measures in length, with a beam and draught. Propulsion utilizes a CODAG arrangement with two MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines used for economical cruising whilst two Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations, RR Marine Proteus 52 M gas turbines are used for ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
