Service Končar-class missile boat

aft section of Šibenik. 2 rbs-15 launchers , ak-630 ciws visible.

during late 1980s , 1990s rade končar , vlado Ćetković underwent modernization program included removing stern 57 mm bofors , installing soviet ak-630 ciws. @ start of croatian war of independence, vlado Ćetković captured croatian forces in Šibenik while being overhauled. commissioned croatian navy on 28 september 1991 Šibenik (rtop-21). sometime between 1991 , 1994 Šibenik underwent refit included removing p-20 launchers , installing 2 mounts 4 swedish built rbs-15 anti-ship missiles. of 2014 Šibenik in active service croatian navy.

the rest of class remained in hands of yugoslav navy. on 6 october, hasan zahirović-laca along koni-class frigate koper (vpbr-32) took part in battle of zadar. croatian coastal batteries in area operated 2 captured bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns 1 of them being in position open fire on ships. initial 5 6 rounds fired @ hasan zahirović-laca missed target, after gun malfunctioned. after quick repair, missile boat targeted again, 3 rounds hitting stern section , causing no damage because gun crew didn t have armor-piercing ammunition @ disposal. 2 končar-class missile boats took part in battle of dalmatian channels. jordan nikolov-orce, operating under codename parak , , ante banina, under codename pakra , members of tactical group vis tasked enforcing naval blocade of city of split , surrounding islands. yugoslav peoples army endings campaign in croatia, ships of class, excluding vlado Ćetković, relocated montenegro commissioned new fr yugoslav navy of serbia , montenegro.

three boats of class took part in lido ii incident.

post-war service

Šibenik (left) photographed in lora naval base alongside 2 kralj-class missile boats, kralj dmitar zvonimir (rtop-12) (center) , kralj petar krešimir iv (rtop-11) (right)

during mid 1990s, ramiz sadiku docked major overhaul , reconstruction. however, due lack of funds work never completed , boat decommissioned , sold scrap. boat s superstructure, propulsion, sensors , weapon systems dismantled, after new owner moved boat underground naval dock on luštica peninsula. boat remained there several years, before deteriorating condition caused sink inside dock. wreck raised in 2014 , towed zelenika broken smaller segments transported nikšić steel factory.

in june 2006, hasan zahirović-laca sailed boka kotorska italy participate in international naval exercise adrion livex 06 . boat left port under flag of navy of serbia , montenegro, because montenegro declared independence on 6 june while boat still out on exercise, hasan zahirović-laca became first ship outside of montenegrin waters display flag of new country. boat decommissioned later year, along first boat of class, rade končar. latter sold kenya in 2014 undisclosed price. kenyan navy plans on stripping boat of guns , fire-control systems overhauled , installed on offshore patrol vessel kns jasiri. rade končar expected rebuilt , used navy patrol boat. fate of hasan zahirović-laca remains unknown.

rtop-405 in service montenegrin navy photographed in 2015.

in 2013, ministry of defense of montenegro issued strategic overview of defense of montenegro (strategijski pregled odbrane crne gore) in stated until sufficient funds acquire new patrol boats made available, montenegrin navy modify 2 končar-class missile boats, rtop-405 , rtop-406, use patrol boats. in february 2014 revealed montenegrin ministry of defense chose brodarski institut zagreb create project documentation modification of missile boats. planned, boats stripped of missile launchers , aft bofors gun allow rigid-hulled inflatable boat carried.