{{Short description|Yugoslavian Navy transport ship}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= |image_caption= }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |name=''PO'' class |builders=BSO Split |operators=*{{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} Yugoslav Navy *{{navy|MNE}} |class_before= |class_after= |subclasses= |cost= |built_range=1982-1984 |in_service_range= |in_commission_range= |total_ships_building= |total_ships_planned= |total_ships_completed=3 |total_ships_canceled= |total_ships_active=1 |total_ships_laid_up= |total_ships_lost= |total_ships_retired= |total_ships_preserved= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Auxiliary ship |displacement=882 tons standard |length={{convert|58.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|11|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height= |draught={{convert|2.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |power= |propulsion= 2 Burmeister & Wain diesel engines, {{convert|3480|bhp|kW|disp=flip}}, 2 Shafts, 3 auxiliary engines |speed={{convert|16|kn|abbr=on}} |range={{convert|1,500|mi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}} |complement=43 |capacity=*150 fully armed troops *Six tanks *Water 38 tones *Fuel 76 tones |time_to_activate= |sensors= |armament=*'''Guns and missiles:''' *'''Missiles:''' *2 x MTU-4 Strela-2M 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile *2 "Svitac" flare rocket lunchers *'''Guns:''' *1 20/4 M-75 20mm gun *1 40mm Bofors L70 Bofors 40 mm gun Autocannon |armour= |armor=Splinter plating |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes= }} }} The '''PO-class''' consists of three small multi-role transport ships. They were built for the Yugoslav Navy by indigenous design made by Brodoprojekt Rijeka in the early 1980s at the BSO shipyard, Split, known as the Lubin class by NATO.<ref name=BSO>{{cite web|title=BSO - Review of Delivered Vessels since 1980|url=http://www.brodosplit.hr/LinkClick.aspx?link=BSO_reference+08.pdf|publisher=Brodosplit|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> They had a primary function of replenishing warships of the Yugoslav Navy with weapons, and as such were designated PO, short for ({{langx|sr|Pomoćni oružar}}) (Ammunition Auxiliary)<ref name="cf90 p941">Prézelin and Baker 1990, p. 941.</ref> The first of class, ''Lubin'' (PO-91), remains in service, now in the Montenegrin Navy.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.69.html:158549-Simulirano-spasavanje-iskreno-prijateljstvo |title=Simulirano spasavanje, iskreno prijateljstvo &#124; Aktuelno |website=Novosti.rs |date= |accessdate=2015-12-04}}</ref>

==Characteristics== The ships has {{convert|58.20|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|11.00|m|ftin}} and a mean draught of {{convert|2.75|m|ftin}}. Displacement was {{convert|600|t|LT}} standard and {{convert|860|t|LT}} full load. Two B&W-Alpha diesel engines with a total rating of {{convert|3480|bhp|kW|disp=flip}} drive two shafts, giving a speed of {{convert|16|kn}}. The ship had a range of {{convert|1500|nmi}} at {{convert|16|kn}}. The ship was fitted with a bow visor and bow ramp to aid loading and unloading of vehicles, with two slewing cranes on the upper deck. The main cargo deck could accommodate up to six small tanks like PT-76, while 150 fully armed troops could be carried in addition to the ship's crew of 43.<ref name="cf90 p941"/> Because of its RO-RO design it was possible to use ships from this class in their secondary role as Landing Ship, Tank. Ships where originally armed with defensive weapons. Ships that were sold were disarmed before delivery to new owners.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:left; width:5%;"|Class ! style="text-align:left; width:5%"|No. ! style="text-align:left; width:5%;"|Ship ! style="text-align:center; width:5%"|Completed ! style="text-align:left; width:12%"|Shipyard ! style="text-align:left; width:4%"|Shipyard No. ! style="text-align:left; width:25%"|Note |- |rowspan=3| PO-class<br>{{flagicon|YUG}} | PO-91 || ''Lubin'' ||1982||Brodogradiliste Specijalnih Objekata, Split||513||In service in Montenegrin Navy |- | PO-92 || ''Ugor'' ||1983||Brodogradiliste Specijalnih Objekata, Split||517||1996 sold to Montenegro for demolition or commercial use. In commercial service as ''Kairos I'' and ''Boka Star''. Broken up in 2012 as ''Star''. |- | PO-93 || ''Kit'' ||1984||Brodogradiliste Specijalnih Objekata, Split||518||1996 sold to Montenegro for demolition or commercial use. In commercial service as ''Kairos II'', ''Hope'' and ''Carlota II''. |}

==Similar class ships== * Kumbhir-class tank landing ship * Ropucha-class landing ship * Alligator-class landing ship * Polnocny-class landing ship

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Ships of the Yugoslav Navy Category:Ships built in Split