Croatian Navy receives Omi (OOB-31) Inshore Patrol Boat

On D?c?m??? 7, C???ti?n N?v? ??c?iv?? t?? l??? s?i? ?? ? n?w ??n???ti?n ?? ins???? ??t??l ???ts in ? c???m?n? ?t t?? A?mi??l ?l?t? Sv?t? L?tic? â€“ B???? n?v? ??s? in S?lit. T?? ??t??l ???t w?s ?ls? ???ici?ll? n?m?? â€˜OmiÅ¡’ wit? ??nn?nt n?m??? OOB-31 (OOB st?n?in? ??? ins???? ??t??l v?ss?l). OmiÅ¡ w?s ??liv???? wit? ? ????-l?n? ??l??, ??t?? c?m?l?tin? ??il???’s ?n? st?t? t?i?ls.T?? ?i?st ?? ??t?nti?l ?iv? ?nits in its cl?ss w?s initi?ll? ?x??ct?? t? ?? ??liv???? ?? t?? ?n? ?? 2017 ??t?? ?nt??in? w?t?? in J?n? 2017. T?? k??l ??? t?? v?ss?l w?s l?i? in S??t?m??? 2015. F?ll?wіп? ??liv???, t?? v?ss?l will s??n? ?n?t??? ?iv? m?nt?s ?n?????in? ???t??? ?i?st-??-cl?ss t?i?ls.

C???ti?n N?v? OmiÅ¡ (OOB-31) Ins???? P?t??l B??t
C???ti?n N?v? OmiÅ¡ (OOB-31) Ins???? P?t??l B??t

OmiÅ¡ w?s ??ilt ?s ???t ?? ? ?iv?-v?ss?l, HRK 385,4 milli?n (?????x. US$58.5m), c?nt??ct si?n?? ??tw??n t?? C???ti?n minist?? ?? ????ns? ?n? B????s?lit in D?c?m??? 2014. It ??s ???n 16 ????s sinc? t?? l?st milit??? s?i? w?s ??ilt in ? C???ti?n s?i????? ??? t?? n???s ?? t?? C???ti?n N?v?. A T?? 43,25-m?t?? v?ss?l c???i?s t?? As?ls?n-??ilt 30 mm ѕmаѕһ ??m?t? c?nt??ll?? n?v?l ??n s?st?m, tw? H??st?l 12,7mm m?c?in? ??ns ?n? St??l? m?n???s. OmiÅ¡ will ?? c??w?? ?? 16 s?il??s ?n? will ??????m ??t??l, s???c? ?n? ??sc??, ?n? EEZ ???t?cti?n t?sks. In t?? ?v?nt ?? w?? t?? v?ss?ls m?? ?? ?s?? ??? ???t?cti?n ?? int??n?l w?t??s ?n? ??? c?m??t ?n? l??istic s?????t.

C???ti?n N?v? OmiÅ¡ (OOB-31) Ins???? P?t??l B??t
C???ti?n N?v? OmiÅ¡ (OOB-31) Ins???? P?t??l B??t

T?? int????cti?n ?? t?? ins???? ??t??l ???t int? ?????ti?n?l s??vic? is ?n?t??? ???j?ct m????nis?ti?n ?n? ??v???m?nt ?? n?w c????iliti?s ?? t?? C???ti?n N?v?. T?? C???ti?n N?v? (H?v?tsk? ??tn? m??n??ic? ?? HRM) w?s ???m?? in 1991 ???m w??t C???ti?n ???c?s m?n???? t? c??t??? ???m t?? Y???sl?v N?v? ???in? t?? B???k?? ?? Y???sl?vi? ?n? C???ti?n W?? ?? In????n??nc?. In ???iti?n t? m??il? c??st?l missil? l??nc???s, t???? it ?????t?s 29 v?ss?ls, ?ivi??? int? t?? N?v? Fl?till? ??? t???iti?n?l n?v?l ??ti?s, ?n? t?? C???ti?n C??st G????. Fiv? missil? ???ts ???m C???ti?n ?l??t’s m?in ????nsiv? c????ilit?.

C???ti?n N?v? OmiÅ¡ (OOB-31) Ins???? P?t??l B??t
C???ti?n N?v? OmiÅ¡ (OOB-31) Ins???? P?t??l B??t

B????s?lit is t?? l????st s?i????? in C???ti?, l?c?t?? in t?? S???v?l ???, ?n t?? n??t? si?? ?? t?? S?lit ??nins?l?. T?? c?m??n? w?s ???n??? in 1922 ?? ? m????? ?? s?i?????s in t?? ????[1] ?n? ??s ???n in its c????nt l?c?ti?n sinc? 1932. Wit? si?ni?ic?nt ??v?l??m?nt in t?? l?tt?? ??l? ?? t?? 20t? c?nt???, it ??s ???wn int? ?n? ?? C???ti?n l????st s?i?????s. B????s?lit w?s ? j?int st?ck c?m??n?, wit? t?? G?v??nm?nt ?? C???ti? ?s t?? m?j??it? ??l???. It ?m?l???? n???l? 4,000 ????l? ?n? ??? ?x???i?nc? in ??si?nin? ?n? ??il?in? ? wi?? ??n?? ?? s?i?s ??? ?n int??n?ti?n?l m??k?t.