List of current Sri Lanka Navy ships
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The Sri Lankan Naval fleet consists of above fifty combat, support ships and inshore patrol crafts.This is a list of the current Sri Lankan Navy ships as of 2008:
Photo | Class | Origin | Type | Quantity | Ships | Notes |
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Offshore Patrol Vessels | ||||||
Sukanya Class | India | Offshore Patrol Vessel | (1) | SLNS Sayura (P620) |
Can be armed and upgraded to light frigate standard if needed. | |
Medium endurance cutter | USA | Offshore Patrol Vessel | (1) | SLNS Samudura (P621) |
Former USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622) transferred to Sri lanka in 2004 | |
Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel | India | Offshore Patrol Vessel | (1) | SLNS Sagara (P622) | ||
Fast Missile Vessels | ||||||
Sa'ar 4-class missile boat | Israel | Missile boat | (2) | SLNS Nandimithra (P 701)
SLNS Suranimala (P 702) |
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Large Patrol Boats | ||||||
Bay-class patrol boat | Australia | Patrol Boat | (2) | SLNS Mihikatha (P350)
SLNS Rathnadeepa (P351 ) |
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Shanghai I class | China | Patrol boat | (2) | SLNS Weeraya (P311)
SLNS Jagatha ( P315) |
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Shanghai II class | China | Patrol boat | (4) | SLNS Abeetha II (P316)
SLNS Edithara II (P317) SLNS Wickrama II ( P318 ) SLNS Ranarisi (P322 ) |
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Shanghai III class | China | Patrol boat | (3) | SLNS Ranajaya (P330)
SLNS Ranadeera (P331 ) SLNS Ranawickrema (P332 ) |
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Lushun class | China | Patrol boat | (2) | SLNS Prathapa (P340 )
SLNS Udara (P341 ) |
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Fast Attack Crafts | ||||||
Dvora - Mk I | Israel | Patrol boat | (4) | P 440
P 441 P 442 P 443 |
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Super Dvora - Mk II | Israel | Patrol boat | (3) | |||
Super Dvora Mk III-class patrol boat | Israel | Patrol boat | (6) |
Acquired from Israel in 2010 | ||
Shaldag class | Israel | Patrol boat | (7) | P 470
P 471 P 472 P 473 P 474 P 475 P 476 |
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Colombo class | Sri Lanka | Patrol boat | (22) |
Built by Colombo Dockyard for the Sri Lanka Navy | ||
Arrow speed boats | Sri Lanka | Patrol boat | (100+) |
Small fast patrol/assault speed boat constructed by the Sri Lanka Navy or use by its littoral warfare units, the Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) and the Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS)[3] | ||
Wave Rider Class | Sri Lanka | Patrol boat | (25+) |
Made in Sri lanka for Inshore Patrol purpose [4] | ||
Trinity Marine Class | USA | Patrol boat | (5) | P 480
P 481 P 483 P 484 P 485 |
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Rigid-hulled inflatable boat | USA | Inflatable boat |
Acquired from United States[5] | |||
Amphibious vessels | ||||||
Yuhai class | China | Landing ship tank | (1) | SLNS Shakthi (L 880) | ||
29 M Landing Craft | Sri Lanka | Landing craft utility | (2) | SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836)
SLNS Ranagaja (L 839) |
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Landing craft mechanized | China | Yunnan class | (2) | L 820
L 821 |
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Utility craft air cushion | Britain | ABS M-10 LSC | (1) | A 530 |
The Hovercraft is used for Logistic Supply purposes | |
Auxiliary vessels | ||||||
Fast personal carriers | Catamaran | (6) | Hansaya (A 540)
Lihiniya (A 541) A 543 A 520 A 521 A 623 |
Aircraft
Limited to trials, it is not certain if they are deployed for operations;
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
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HH-65 Dolphin | United States | OPV | 1 | In Operation | |
HAL Chetak | India | OPV/Training | SA 316 | 2 | In Operation |
Equipment
- Shipboard weapon systems
- Gabriel anti-ship missile
- Typhoon Naval Optronic Stabilized Weapon Platform
- Otobreda 76 mm naval artillery
- Type 61 shipboard antiaircraft artillery
- Type 58 antiaircraft gun
- M242 Bushmaster 25 mm (25x137mm) chain-fed autocannon
- Heckler & Koch GMG 40 mm automatic grenade launcher
- Land vehicles
- Unibuffel mine-protected APC
- Unicorn mine-protected APC
- Rocket Artillery
- Radar Systems
- Raytheon’s HFSWR-503 (High-Frequency Surface Wave Radar) Sea Search System
- Mortars
- Type 84 (W84) 82 mm mortar
- Type 89 60 mm mortar
- Small arms
Handguns Assault Rifles
Submachine guns |
Sniper Rifles
Machine guns
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Grenade launchers
Rocket launchers
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Shore Establishments
- Main shore establishments
- SLNS Parakrama (Flagstaff Street, Colombo) - Naval Headquarters
- SLNS Lanka (Welisara) -VNF HQ
- SLNS Gemunu (Welisara) - Naval Barracks & Naval Detention Barracks
- SLNS Mahasen (Welisara) - Logistic deport
- SLNS Tissa (Trincomalee)
- Naval bases
- SLN Dockyard (Trincomalee) - Eastern Naval Command HQ
- SLNS Rangalla (Colombo Harbour, Colombo) - Western Naval Command HQ
- SLNS Dakshina (Galle) - Southern Naval Command HQ
- SLNS Ruhuna (Tangalle)
- SLNS Vijaya (Kalpitiya Fort, Kalpitiya, Puttlam)
- SLNS Elara (Karainagar, Jaffna) - Northern Naval Command HQ
- SLNS Thammanna (Talaimannar)
- SLNS Uttara (Kankasanturai, Jaffna)
- Training establishments
- Naval and Maritime Academy (SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee)
- SLNS Thakshila (Welisara) - Naval Artificer Training Institute
- SLNS Nipuna (Boossa) - Advanced Naval Training Centre
- SLNS Shilpa (Kandy) - Naval Recruit Training Centre
- SLNS Shiksha (Poonewa) - Naval Recruit Training Centre
- SLNS Pandukabaya - Naval Recruit Training Centre/Combat Training School
- Land based naval contingents
- SLNS Walagamba
- SLNS Gajaba
- SLNS Agbo (Madangal)
- SLNS Vijayaba
- SLNS Kanchadewa (Kayts and Velani)
- SLNS Velusumana (Mandathivu)
- SLNS Gotaimbara (Punguduthivu)
- SLNS Perakumba (Sampur, Trincomalee)
- SLNS Vasaba (Delft Island)
- SLNS Pussadeva (Vankalai)
- SLNS Theraputta (Shilawathura)
- SLNS Bharana (Mullikulam)
- Harbour defence units
- SLNS Mahaweli (SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee)
- SLNS Kelani (Colombo Harbour, Colombo)
- Former shore establishments
- HMCyS Rangalla (Diyatalawa)
- HMCyS Parakrama 2 (Trincomalee)
- HMCyS Gemunu 2 (Kochchikade, Colombo)
- HMCyS Kalaru
See also
References
- ↑ Gifted Australian ship due here tomorrow
- ↑ Sri Lanka receives second donated Australian patrol vessel
- ↑ "Launching of 100th indigenous special designed fighting boat by the Sri Lanka Navy". Ravin Edirisinghe. Asian Tribune. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ↑ Military to sell weapons made in Lanka
- ↑ "U.S. Government Enhances Sri Lanka's Maritime Security Capability". Sri Lanka Navy. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-09 ]]. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ World Navies Today: Sri Lanka, hazegray.org
- 1 2 SRI LANKA, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
- ↑ Sailing the rough seas
- ↑ Peace loving Northern Islanders celebrate Vesak with the Sri Lanka Navy
External links & sources
- Sri Lank Navy website
- Defenders of the ocean receive heroes’ welcome on their triumphant return to home base
- Sri Lanka Navy destroys the 10th LTTE arms ship 1700 km off Dondra
- lankanavy.blogspot.com