Launching of prototype Inshore Patrol Vessel for Coast Guard
The prototype of the inshore patrol vessel for the Croatian Coast Guard was launched in the construction hall of the shipyard Brodosplit in Split on 3 June 2017.
The launching was attended by the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, General Mirko Šundov and State Secretary for Defence Zdravko Jakop.
The launching completed the phase of the equipment of the vessel on the slipway and kicks off the phase of offshore equipment of the vessel, to last for ca two monthsl, which will be followed by the testing of the vessel in the port and in navigation, monitored by the Ministry of Defence and the Croatian Register of Shipping.
Following the delivery of the vessel to the Croatian Navy, it will undergo special prototype tests conducted under worst weather conditions in the Adriatic Sea (to test the navigability and suitability of technical solutions and prototype characteristics).
The completion of the testing is expected by late 2017, when the vessel will be officially named and delivered to the Navy.
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