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'''''Šolta''''' ([[pennant number]] OB-02) is a [[Mirna-class patrol boat|''Mirna''-class]] patrol boat in service with the [[Croatian Navy]]. Completed during the 1980s as PČ-176 ''Mukos'', it was the sixth ship of a class that was being built for the [[Yugoslav Navy]] in the Kraljevica Shipyard.
'''''Šolta''''' ([[pennant number]] OB-02) is a [[Mirna-class patrol boat|''Mirna''-class]] patrol boat in service with the [[Croatian Navy]]. Completed during the 1980s as PČ-176 ''Mukos'', it was the sixth ship of a class that was being built for the [[Yugoslav Navy]] in the Kraljevica Shipyard.


During the [[Croatian War of Independence]] the ship was part of a tactical group tasked with enforcing a naval blocade of the city of Split. On 14 November Croatian Navy commandos disabled it with an improvised torpedo, leaving the ship drifting and its crew abandoning it. The crippled ship was then tugged away by Croatian locals to the nearby island of [[Šolta]].
During the [[Croatian War of Independence]], ''Mukos'' was part of a tactical group tasked with enforcing a naval blockade of the city of [[Split, Croatia|Split]]. On 14 November, Croatian Navy commandos disabled it with an improvised torpedo, leaving the vessel drifting and abandoned by its crew. The crippled ship was then tugged away by Croatian locals to the nearby island of [[Šolta]]. It was subsequently repaired and entered service with the Croatian Navy as ''Šolta''. As of 2014, it remains in service with the [[Croatian Coast Guard]], an integral part of the Navy.

Subsequently it was repaired and entered service with the Croatian Navy. As of 2014, it remains in service with the [[Croatian Coast Guard]], an integral part of the Navy.


== Design and construction ==
== Design and construction ==
{{Main|Mirna-class patrol boat}}
{{Main|Mirna-class patrol boat}}
''Šolta'' was laid down as ''Mukos'' (PČ-176) in the [[Kraljevica Shipyard]] as the sixth ship in a class of patrol boats that were being built for the Yugoslav Navy. It was launched on 18 November 1982.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=163}} It measures {{convert|32|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length, has a draught of {{convert|2.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a {{convert|6.75|m|ft|abbr=on}} beam and a standard displacement of {{convert|125|t|LT}} or {{convert|142|t|LT}} when full.{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}
''Šolta'' was laid down as ''Mukos'' (PČ-176) in the [[Kraljevica Shipyard]] as the sixth ship in a class of patrol boats that were being built for the [[Yugoslav Navy]] (JRM). It was launched on 18 November 1982.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=163}} It measures {{convert|32|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length, has a draught of {{convert|2.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a {{convert|6.75|m|ft|abbr=on}} beam and a standard displacement of {{convert|125|t|LT}} or {{convert|142|t|LT}} when full.{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}

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Powered by two [[SEMT Pielstick]] 12PA4 200VGDS diesel engines that spin two propellers, it has a maximum speed of {{convert|29.5|-|30|kn}} and a continuous speed of {{convert|28|kn}}. The ship has a range of {{convert|600|nmi}} at {{convert|15|kn}} and an autonomy of four to five days that can be extended to eight days during wartime.{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2007|p=146}}{{sfn|Alan Agency}}


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Powered by two [[SEMT Pielstick]] 12PA4 200VGDS diesel engines that spin two propellers, ''Šolta'' has a maximum speed of {{convert|29.5|-|30|kn}} and a continuous speed of {{convert|28|kn}}. It has a range of {{convert|600|nmi}} at {{convert|15|kn}} and an autonomy of four to five days that can be extended to eight days during wartime.{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2007|p=146}}{{sfn|Alan Agency}}
Original armament consisted of a single [[Bofors 40 mm gun|Bofors 40 mm D70 gun]] mounted on the ship's bow, a quadruple [[Strela 2]] launcher behind the bridge and a quad 40 mm M-75 gun on the stern. Eight MDB-MT3 [[depth charge]]s could be carried for [[anti-submarine warfare]] duties.{{sfn|Wertheim|2007|p=146}} Located on the sides were two double barrel 128 mm [[battlefield illumination|illumination]] launchers.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=163}}{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}


Ship sensors included a [[Decca Radar|Racal Decca]] RM 1216 A surface search radar and a [[Simrad Yachting|Simrad]] SQ 3D/SF sonar.{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}
The ship's original armament consisted of a single [[Bofors 40 mm gun|Bofors 40 mm D70 gun]] mounted on the ship's bow, a quadruple [[Strela 2]] launcher behind the bridge and a quad 40 mm M-75 gun on the stern. Eight MDB-MT3 [[depth charge]]s could be carried for [[anti-submarine warfare]] duties.{{sfn|Wertheim|2007|p=146}} Located on the sides were two double-barrel 128 mm [[battlefield illumination|illumination]] launchers.{{sfn|Saunders|2004|p=163}}{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}} Sensors included a [[Decca Radar|Racal Decca]] RM 1216 A surface search radar and a [[Simrad Yachting|Simrad]] SQ 3D/SF sonar.{{sfn|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}


== Service ==
== Service ==
During its service in the Yugoslav Navy, ''Mukos'' was part of the border patrol detachment.{{sfn|Gardiner|1995|p=648}}{{sfn|Švel|13 August 2012}} In November 1991 during the [[Croatian War of Independence]], ''Mukos'' was part of the "Kaštela" tactical group that was tasked with enforcing a naval blocade of the [[city of Split]] and the surrounding islands. On 14 November at around 17:30, while on patrol in the Split [[strait]] between the islands of Brač and Šolta, ''Mukos'' was hit with an improvised torpedo launched by special forces of the Croatian Navy, effectively starting the [[Battle of the Dalmatian Channels]].{{sfn|Bernardić|14 November 2004}}{{sfn|Dadić|15 November 2013}} The explosion ripped a hole in the forward section of the hull causing the bow to sink and killing three crew members. The remaining crew was rescued by a [[Shershen-class torpedo boat|''Shershen''-class]] torpedo boat ''Pionir II'' (TČ-224) while ''Mukos'' itself was left adrift.{{sfn|Bernardić|14 November 2004}}{{sfn|Dadić|15 November 2013}}
During its service in the Yugoslav Navy, ''Mukos'' was part of the border patrol detachment.{{sfn|Gardiner|1995|p=648}}{{sfn|Švel|13 August 2012}} In November 1991, during the [[Croatian War of Independence]], ''Mukos'' was part of the "Kaštela" tactical group that was tasked with enforcing a naval blockade of [[Split, Croatia|Split]] and the surrounding islands. On 14 November, at around 17:30, while on patrol in the Split [[strait]] between the islands of Brač and Šolta, ''Mukos'' was hit with an improvised torpedo launched by special forces of the Croatian Navy (HRM), effectively starting the [[Battle of the Dalmatian Channels]].{{sfn|Bernardić|14 November 2004}}{{sfn|Dadić|15 November 2013}} The explosion ripped a hole in the forward section of the hull, causing the bow to sink and killing three crew members. The remaining crew was rescued by a [[Shershen-class torpedo boat|''Shershen''-class]] torpedo boat ''Pionir II'' (TČ-224) while ''Mukos'' itself was left adrift.{{sfn|Bernardić|14 November 2004}}{{sfn|Dadić|15 November 2013}}
[[File:OB-02 Šolta (prova).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ship's bow with the 40 mm Bofors gun and the ship's bridge visible]]
[[File:OB-02 Šolta (prova).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ship's bow with the 40 mm Bofors gun and the ship's bridge visible]]
During the night of 15 November the ship was tugged away by a Croatian fishing ship to the nearby Nečujam [[cove]] where it was beached to prevent it from sinking. In the early hours of the same day, the remaining JRM ships opened fire in retaliation for damaging ''Mukos''. As Yugoslav forces left the area, the ship was towed to an overhauling shipyard in [[Šibenik]] on 17–18 November after being salvaged by HRM divers with the help of Brodospas.{{sfn|Bernardić|14 November 2004}}{{sfn|Dadić|15 November 2013}}{{sfn|OSRH}} The ship was repaired and renamed ''Šolta'', entering service with the Croatian Navy on 15 May 1992 with Mile Tomas in command.{{sfn|OSRH}}
During the night of 15 November the ship was tugged away by a Croatian fishing ship to the nearby Nečujam cove], where it was beached to prevent it from sinking. In the early hours of the same day, the remaining JRM ships opened fire in retaliation for damaging ''Mukos''. As Yugoslav forces left the area, the ship was towed to an overhauling shipyard in [[Šibenik]] on 17–18 November, after being salvaged by HRM divers with the help of Brodospas.{{sfn|Bernardić|14 November 2004}}{{sfn|Dadić|15 November 2013}}{{sfn|OSRH}} The ship was repaired and renamed ''Šolta'', entering service with the HRM on 15 May 1992 with Mile Tomas in command.{{sfn|OSRH}}


The [[Croatian Coast Guard]] was formed in October 2007, with ''Šolta'' being assigned to the 1st Division based in Split.{{sfn|Urlić|May 2010}} During the same year the ship underwent a modernisation that included the installation of a new Sperry Marine surface search radar, [[gyrocompass]] and [[GPS]].{{sfn|Godišnje izvješće}} A second refit that occurred sometime between 2007 and 2013 included the deletion of the Strela launcher and the stern 40 mm M-75 gun to create space needed for a [[RHIB]] and a hidraulic crane used to lower it into the sea. The pennant number was changed from OB-62 to OB-02.{{sfn|Vlahović|April 2013}}
The [[Croatian Coast Guard]] was formed in October 2007, and ''Šolta'' was assigned to the 1st Division, based in Split.{{sfn|Urlić|May 2010}} During the same year the ship underwent a modernisation that included the installation of a new Sperry Marine surface search radar, [[gyrocompass]] and [[GPS]].{{sfn|Godišnje izvješće}} A second refit that occurred sometime between 2007 and 2013 included the deletion of the Strela launcher and the stern 40 mm M-75 gun to create space needed for a [[RHIB]] and a hydraulic crane used to lower it into the sea. The pennant number was changed from OB-62 to OB-02.{{sfn|Vlahović|April 2013}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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*{{cite book|last=Gardiner |first=Robert |year=1995|title= Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995|url=http://books.google.hr/books/about/Conway_s_All_the_World_s_Fighting_Ships.html?id=3hlwQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|location= [[Annapolis, Maryland]]|publisher=[[United States Naval Institute|Naval Insitute Press]]|isbn=978-0-85177-605-7 |accessdate= }}
*{{cite book|last=Gardiner |first=Robert |year=1995|title= Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995|url=http://books.google.hr/books/about/Conway_s_All_the_World_s_Fighting_Ships.html?id=3hlwQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|location= [[Annapolis, Maryland]]|publisher=[[United States Naval Institute|Naval Institute Press]]|isbn=978-0-85177-605-7 |accessdate= }}
*{{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|year=2007|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 15th Edition: Their Ships, Aircraft And Systems|url=http://books.google.hr/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C&printsec=frontcover&hl=hr#v=onepage&q&f=false|location= Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Insitute Press|isbn=978-1-59114-955-2 |accessdate= }}
*{{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|year=2007|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 15th Edition: Their Ships, Aircraft and Systems|url=http://books.google.hr/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C&printsec=frontcover&hl=hr#v=onepage&q&f=false|location= Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=978-1-59114-955-2 |accessdate= }}
*{{cite book|last=Saunders|first=Stephen|year=2004|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005|url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7790644M/Jane%27s_Fighting_Ships_2004-2005_%28Jane%27s_Fighting_Ships%29|location= |publisher=Jane's Information Group Limited|isbn=0-7106-2623-1 |accessdate= }}
*{{cite book|last=Saunders|first=Stephen|year=2004|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005|url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7790644M/Jane%27s_Fighting_Ships_2004-2005_%28Jane%27s_Fighting_Ships%29|location= |publisher=Jane's Information Group Limited|isbn=0-7106-2623-1 |accessdate= }}
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*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}|publisher=Brodarski institut|url=http://www.hrbi.hr/images/files/Brodovi/Fast_patrol_craft_-_MIRNA.pdf|format=PDF|title=Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}|publisher=Brodarski institut|url=http://www.hrbi.hr/images/files/Brodovi/Fast_patrol_craft_-_MIRNA.pdf|format=PDF|title=Fast Patrol Craft Mirna}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Alan Agency}}|publisher=Alan Agency|url=http://www.aalan.hr/patrol-boat-solta-class|format=|title=Patrol Boat "Šolta" Class}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Alan Agency}}|publisher=Alan Agency|url=http://www.aalan.hr/patrol-boat-solta-class|format=|title=Patrol Boat "Šolta" Class}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|OSRH}}|publisher=[[Military of Croatia|Armed Forces of he Republic of Croatia]]|url=http://www.osrh.hr/|title=Obalna straža RH|trans_title=Croatian Coast Guard}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|OSRH}}|publisher=[[Military of Croatia|Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia]]|url=http://www.osrh.hr/|title=Obalna straža RH|trans_title=Croatian Coast Guard}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Godišnje izvješće}}|publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Ministry of Defence]]|url=http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/72577030/RH/Godisnje_izvjesce_2007.pdf|format=PDF|title=Godišnje izvješće o spremnosti oružanih snaga|trans_title=Annual report on the state of the armed forces}}
*{{cite web|ref={{harvid|Godišnje izvješće}}|publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Ministry of Defence]]|url=http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/72577030/RH/Godisnje_izvjesce_2007.pdf|format=PDF|title=Godišnje izvješće o spremnosti oružanih snaga|trans_title=Annual report on the state of the armed forces}}
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Šolta in the Lora Naval base in August 2011.
History
Yugoslavia
NameMukos
BuilderKraljevica Shipyard
Launched18 November 1982
Out of service14 November 1991
IdentificationPČ-176
History
NameŠolta
OperatorCroatian Navy
Commissioned15 May 1992
IdentificationOB-02
General characteristics
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
Standard: 125 tonnes (123 long tons)
Full: 142 tonnes (140 long tons)
Length32 m (105 ft)
Beam6.75 m (22.1 ft)
Draught2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick 12PA4 200VGDS
SpeedMaximum: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Armament1 × Bofors 40/1 D70

Šolta (pennant number OB-02) is a Mirna-class patrol boat in service with the Croatian Navy. Completed during the 1980s as PČ-176 Mukos, it was the sixth ship of a class that was being built for the Yugoslav Navy in the Kraljevica Shipyard.

During the Croatian War of Independence, Mukos was part of a tactical group tasked with enforcing a naval blockade of the city of Split. On 14 November, Croatian Navy commandos disabled it with an improvised torpedo, leaving the vessel drifting and abandoned by its crew. The crippled ship was then tugged away by Croatian locals to the nearby island of Šolta. It was subsequently repaired and entered service with the Croatian Navy as Šolta. As of 2014, it remains in service with the Croatian Coast Guard, an integral part of the Navy.

Design and construction

Main article: Mirna-class patrol boat

Šolta was laid down as Mukos (PČ-176) in the Kraljevica Shipyard as the sixth ship in a class of patrol boats that were being built for the Yugoslav Navy (JRM). It was launched on 18 November 1982.[1] It measures 32 m (105 ft) in length, has a draught of 2.7 m (8.9 ft), a 6.75 m (22.1 ft) beam and a standard displacement of 125 tonnes (123 long tons) or 142 tonnes (140 long tons) when full.[2]

Powered by two SEMT Pielstick 12PA4 200VGDS diesel engines that spin two propellers, Šolta has a maximum speed of 29.5–30 knots (54.6–55.6 km/h; 33.9–34.5 mph) and a continuous speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph). It has a range of 600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and an autonomy of four to five days that can be extended to eight days during wartime.[2][3][4]

The ship's original armament consisted of a single Bofors 40 mm D70 gun mounted on the ship's bow, a quadruple Strela 2 launcher behind the bridge and a quad 40 mm M-75 gun on the stern. Eight MDB-MT3 depth charges could be carried for anti-submarine warfare duties.[3] Located on the sides were two double-barrel 128 mm illumination launchers.[1][2] Sensors included a Racal Decca RM 1216 A surface search radar and a Simrad SQ 3D/SF sonar.[2]

Service

During its service in the Yugoslav Navy, Mukos was part of the border patrol detachment.[5][6] In November 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Mukos was part of the "Kaštela" tactical group that was tasked with enforcing a naval blockade of Split and the surrounding islands. On 14 November, at around 17:30, while on patrol in the Split strait between the islands of Brač and Šolta, Mukos was hit with an improvised torpedo launched by special forces of the Croatian Navy (HRM), effectively starting the Battle of the Dalmatian Channels.[7][8] The explosion ripped a hole in the forward section of the hull, causing the bow to sink and killing three crew members. The remaining crew was rescued by a Shershen-class torpedo boat Pionir II (TČ-224) while Mukos itself was left adrift.[7][8]

Ship's bow with the 40 mm Bofors gun and the ship's bridge visible

During the night of 15 November the ship was tugged away by a Croatian fishing ship to the nearby Nečujam cove], where it was beached to prevent it from sinking. In the early hours of the same day, the remaining JRM ships opened fire in retaliation for damaging Mukos. As Yugoslav forces left the area, the ship was towed to an overhauling shipyard in Šibenik on 17–18 November, after being salvaged by HRM divers with the help of Brodospas.[7][8][9] The ship was repaired and renamed Šolta, entering service with the HRM on 15 May 1992 with Mile Tomas in command.[9]

The Croatian Coast Guard was formed in October 2007, and Šolta was assigned to the 1st Division, based in Split.[10] During the same year the ship underwent a modernisation that included the installation of a new Sperry Marine surface search radar, gyrocompass and GPS.[11] A second refit that occurred sometime between 2007 and 2013 included the deletion of the Strela launcher and the stern 40 mm M-75 gun to create space needed for a RHIB and a hydraulic crane used to lower it into the sea. The pennant number was changed from OB-62 to OB-02.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Saunders 2004, p. 163.
  2. ^ a b c d Brodarski institut - Fast Patrol Craft Mirna.
  3. ^ a b Wertheim 2007, p. 146.
  4. ^ Alan Agency.
  5. ^ Gardiner 1995, p. 648.
  6. ^ Švel & 13 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Bernardić & 14 November 2004.
  8. ^ a b c Dadić & 15 November 2013.
  9. ^ a b OSRH.
  10. ^ Urlić & May 2010.
  11. ^ Godišnje izvješće.
  12. ^ Vlahović & April 2013.

References

Books
  • Gardiner, Robert (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-605-7.
  • Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 15th Edition: Their Ships, Aircraft and Systems. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.
  • Saunders, Stephen (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
News reports
Other sources
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