Kralj Petar Krešimir IV
Kralj Petar Krešimir IV in the Lora Naval base in August 2011. Note that the RBS-15 launchers on the stern have been removed.
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 SFR Yugoslavia
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| Name: | Sergej Mašera |
| Namesake: | Sergej Mašera |
| Builder: | Kraljevica Shipyard, Kraljevica, Croatia |
| Identification: | RTOP-501 |
| Fate: | Captured unfinished by Croatian forces |
 Croatia
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| Namesake: | Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia |
| Launched: | 21 March 1992 |
| Sponsored by: | Franjo Tuđman |
| Commissioned: | 7 June 1992 |
| Identification: | RTOP-11 |
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| Length: | 53.6 m (175 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
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| Complement: | 33 |
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Kralj Petar Krešimir IV (pennant number RTOP-11) is Kralj-class missile boat in service with the Croatian Navy. It was laid down in 1990 at the Kraljevica Shipyard as the first ship in a new class being built for the Yugoslav Navy. As the Croatian War of Independence started gaining momentum, shipyard workers stalled the completion of the ship until the remaining Yugoslav forces retreated, preserving the ship for the Croatian Navy that was being formed.
After entering service, Kralj Petar Krešimir IV along with Šibenik (RTOP-21) represented the navy's main surface combatants until the end of the war, without participating in combat. Both missile boats were used in the Posejdon '94 exercise in October 1994. Although Kralj Petar Krešimir IV was plagued with engine malfunctions and other equipment problems throughout its service life, it continues to serve with the Flotilla of the Croatian Navy along with four other missile boats.
The ship was the main motive for a series of postage stamps issued by the Hrvatska pošta as well as souvenir coins.
Kralj Petar Krešimir IV was laid down in 1991 in the Kraljevica Shipyard as the first ship of the new Kobra-class missile boats that were planned for the Yugoslav Navy (JRM). The ship was to be named after Sergej Mašera (pennant number RTOP-501) who prevented the destroyer Zagreb from falling into Italian hands during the Invasion of Yugoslavia. As the Croatian War of Independence broke out, shipyard workers stalled the completion of the ship until all of the Yugoslav Forces retreated following the Battle of the Barracks so they could not take the ship with them. It was launched on 21 March 1992. Although there were proposals to name the ship after the city of Vukovar that was heavily damaged during the Battle of Vukovar, Franjo Tuđman, Croatian president at the time, suggested naming the ship in accordance with Croatia's naval history. Petar Krešimir IV carries the name of a Croatian medieval king ("kralj" meaning "king"), Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia, who is often viewed in Croatia as having expanded the kingdom of Croatia to incorporate the Dalmatian coast and its islands.
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