Slovenian patrol boat Triglav
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 Slovenian patrol boat Triglav
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| History | |
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 Slovenia | |
| Name | Triglav |
| Namesake | Triglav |
| Builder | Almaz shipbuilding company |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Commissioned | 2011 |
| Homeport | Port of Koper |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 375 tons full load |
| Length | 49.5 m (162 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 × MTU 400 diesel engines, 16,200 hp (12,100 kW) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) max Ship range=2,200 nmi (4,074 km; 2,532 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Endurance | 10 days |
| Complement | 28 (4 officers) |
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Triglav is a Template:Sclass- operated by the 430th Naval Section of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It is a small, multi-role craft capable of maritime patrol, supporting diver operations, coastal survey, search and rescue and combat. It has twice been deployed outside Slovenian territorial waters in concert with other NATO naval forces.
History
In 2008, Slovenia agreed to the acquisition of one Template:Sclass2- in exchange for discharging a multimillion-dollar debt owed by Russia. The ship was laid down in 2009, completed in 2011, and delivered to Slovenia the same year. It was named Triglav after Slovenia's highest mountain and national symbol. The ship's armament was optimized for a patrol role, lacking the anti-ship missiles of the standard Svetlyak. In late 2012, this capability was restored by mounting six 9M120 anti-ship missiles. In summer 2015, Triglav underwent an overhaul in the Trieste shipyard.
It was reported in April that the AK-306 cannon has been non-operational for several years due to faulty equipment and that the 9M120 anti-ship missiles were never installed on the ship, nor were such systems ever acquired by Slovenia. This limited the ship's weaponry to a pair of 14.5 mm heavy machine guns. [1]
Deployments
Triglav was sent to eastern Sicily on 15 December 2013 to assist Italy with refugees from Africa as part of Operation Mare Nostrum.
In October 2015, the vessel was sent to southern Italy as a part of the European Union's Operation Sophia. Triglav successfully carried out its first rescue operation on 28 October, recovering 100 people (71 male, 17 female, and 12 children).[2]
In May 2018 the ship suffered a major engine breakdown at the start of its deployment to the Mediterranean. [3]
Armament & equipment
- 1x AK-306 gun mount (AK-176M gun can be mounted in the bow section)
- 2x 14.5mm machine guns
- 6x 9M120 anti-ship missile system - never installed.
- 16x Igla-type MANPADS
- PK-10 anti-missile projectiles
- FR-2150W navigational radar
- Gorizont-25 integrated navigation system
- GAGK1 Pastilshchik-D gyroazimuth/horizon compass
- KM-69M1 magnetic compass
- LEMM-2-2 electromagnetic log with echosounder functions
- AP-5 dead-reckoning tracer
- RN-1 radio range-finder
- KPI-9F receiver-indicator of ground-based radio-navigation systems
- NT-200D shipborne satellite navigation equipment
- Buran-6E automated communications system
References
- ^ https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/vojaska-ladja-triglav-na-krizno-obmocje-brez-resne-oborozitve.html
- ^ "Slovenia's patrol boat Triglav saves 100 people in the Mediterranean". www.sloveniatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/vojaski-ladji-triglav-na-misiji-odpovedali-vsi-trije-motorji.html