Ships edit
The Sri Lankan Naval fleet consists of around fifty combat vessels, support ships and inshore patrol craft. This is a list of the current Sri Lankan Navy ships as of 2022:
| Photo | Class | Origin | Displacement | No in class | Ships | Notes |
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| Advanced offshore patrol vessels (Patrol frigates) | ||||||
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Secretary/Hamilton class |  United States
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3250 tonnes | 2 | SLNS Gajabahu (P626) SLNS Vijayabahu (P627) |
In 2017, the US announced they would transfer one Secretary/Hamilton-class cutter to the SL Navy.[1] The vessel arrived in Sri Lanka 2019 under the pennant number P626.[2] A second Hamilton-class cutter was transferred on 2021 under pennant number P627.[3] |
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Saryu class |  India
|
2230 tonnes | 2 | SLNS Sayurala (P623) SLNS Sindurala (P624) |
In 2014 Sri Lanka ordered two Advanced OPV from Goa Shipyard. First ship joined SLN fleet in August 2017. Sister ship joined 2018[4] |
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Type 053H2G |  China
|
2393 tonnes | 1 | SLNS Parakramabahu (P625) | Entering service as P625, the entire gun armament had been retained.[5][6] The vessel was commissioned in August 2019.[7] |
| Offshore patrol vessels (Patrol corvettes) | ||||||
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Sukanya class | India
|
1890 tonnes | 1 | SLNS Sayura (P620) |
upgraded to light frigate standard. |
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Medium endurance cutter | United States
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1145 tonnes | 1 | SLNS Samudura (P621) |
Former USCGC Courageous transferred to Sri Lanka in 2004 |
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Vikram class | India
|
1180 tonnes | 1 | SLNS Sagara (P622) | |
| Fast missile vessels | ||||||
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Sa'ar 4 class |  Israel
|
415 tonnes | 2 |
SLNS Nandimithra (P701) SLNS Suranimala (P702) |
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| Large patrol boats/ Fast gunboats | ||||||
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Bay class |  Australia
|
134 tonnes | 2 |
SLNS Mihikatha (P350) SLNS Rathnadeepa (P351) |
Refurbished before being transferred from Australia, this was due to the ground harnesses breaking and was retrieved by NASA[8][9] |
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Shanghai II class | China
|
135 tonnes | 3[10] |
SLNS Abeetha II (P316)[11] SLNS Edithara II (P317) SLNS Wickrama II (P318 )[12] |
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Shanghai III class | China
|
170 tonnes | 4[10] |
SLNS Ranajaya (P330) SLNS Ranadeera (P331)[13] SLNS Ranawickrema (P332)[14] SLNS Ranarisi (P322 )[15] |
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| Lushun class | China
|
212 tonnes | 2[10] |
SLNS Prathapa (P340 )[16] SLNS Udara (P341 )[16] |
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| Fast attack craft | ||||||
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Dvora – Mk I |  Sri Lanka & Israel
|
45 tonnes | 4 |
P 440 P 441 P 442 P 443 |
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Super Dvora Mk II | Israel
|
60 tonnes | 3 | ||
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Super Dvora Mk III | Israel
|
60 tonnes | 6 |
P 4442 P 4443 P 4444 P 4445 P 4446 P 4447 |
Acquired from Israel in 2010 |
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Shaldag class | Israel
|
72 tonnes | 7 |
P 470 P 471 P 472 P 473 P 474 P 475 P 476 |
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| Colombo class | Sri Lanka
|
52~56 tonnes | 22 | P410 - P424
P450 - P451 P490 - P492 P497 - P497 |
Built by Colombo Dockyard for the Sri Lanka Navy | |
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Arrow speed boats | Sri Lanka
|
154+[17] |
Small fast patrol/assault speed boat constructed by the Sri Lanka Navy for use by its littoral warfare units, the Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) and the Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS)[18] | ||
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Wave Rider class | Sri Lanka
|
38+[17] |
Made in Sri Lanka for inshore patrol purpose [19] length 14 meters, speed 30 knots | ||
| Trinity Marine class | United States
|
5 |
P 480 P 481 P 483 P 484 P 485 |
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Rigid-hulled inflatable boat | United States
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Acquired from United States[20] | |||
| Amphibious warfare ships | ||||||
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Yuhai class | China
|
800 tonnes | 1 | SLNS Shakthi (L 880) | Landing ship tank |
| Ranavijaya class | Sri Lanka
|
128 tonnes | 2 | SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836)
SLNS Ranagaja (L 839) |
Landing craft utility | |
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Yunnan class | China
|
128 tonnes | 2 | L 820
L 821 |
Landing craft mechanized |
| Auxiliary vessels | ||||||
| High-speed catamaran |  Singapore
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1 | SLNS Hansaya (A 540) | Fast personnel carrier catamaran | ||
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High-speed catamaran | Singapore
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2 |
Lanka Rani (A 543) |
Fast personnel carrier catamaran | |
 Poland
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1 | A 530 | Supply ship | |||
| Diving support vessel |  France
|
592 tonnes | 1 | Alpha-521 | Displacement - 592 tonnes, Sailing speed - 10 knots [23] | |
Equipment edit
Shipboard weapon systems edit
- Gabriel anti-ship missile
- PJ33A 100 mm dual gun naval artillery
- Oto Melara 76 mm naval artillery
- Typhoon Naval Optronic Stabilized Weapon Platform
- CRN 91 Naval Gun
- Type 76 dual 37 mm automated antiaircraft 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
- M2 Browning machine gun
- EMGEPRON 47mm saluting gun (ceremonial gun salutes)
Specialized land vehicles edit
- Unibuffel mine-protected APC
- Unicorn mine-protected APC
- Ideal Motors Combat All-Terrain Vehicles.[24]
Rocket artillery edit
Radar systems edit
- Raytheon's HFSWR-503 (High-Frequency Surface Wave Radar) Sea Search System
- Mark 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System - SLNS Gajabahu
Mortars edit
- Type 84 (W84) 82 mm mortar
- Type 89 60 mm mortar
Small arms edit
Handguns editAssault rifles edit
Submachine guns edit |
Sniper rifles edit
Machine guns edit
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Grenade launchers edit
Rocket launchers edit
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Shore establishments edit
Main shore establishments edit
- 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)
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- 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 edit
- 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
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- 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 edit
- SLNS Mahaweli (SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee)
- SLNS Kelani (Colombo Harbour, Colombo)
Former shore establishments edit
- HMCyS Rangalla (Diyatalawa)
- HMCyS Parakrama 2 (Trincomalee)
- HMCyS Gemunu 2 (Kochchikade, Colombo)
- HMCyS Kalaru
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Navy personnel for specialised training on Chinese frigate". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ Farzan, Zulfick. "Sri Lanka Navy takes delivery of Ex-USCGC Douglas Munro". Newsfirst. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "SLNS Sindurala joins Navy fleet". 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "China Defense Blog: PLAN to transfer its last Type 053H2G FFG 542 Tongling to boost the Sri Lankan Navy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ Coatepeque (2019-02-09). "China Defense Blog: Here it is – Type 053H2G FFG, ex FFG542 Tongling is now Sri Lanka Navy P625". China Defense Blog. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ "China to gift frigate to Sri Lanka to bolster bilateral defence ties". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "Gifted Australian ship due here tomorrow". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ "Sri Lanka receives second donated Australian patrol Has 3 Ground Harnesses". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
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- ^ "Commander (ND) Shanaka Jayathilake assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Abheetha II". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "Navy rescues 3 fishermen stranded in seas off Delft Island". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "SLNS Ranadheera celebrates its 22nd anniversary". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "Navy reach to assist fisherman despite rough seas". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "Commander (ND)Vijitha Bandaranayake assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranajaya". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka celebrates 70th Independence Day on grand scale". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka Navy Annual Performance Report – 2015" (PDF). Sri Lankan Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "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 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Military to sell weapons made in Lanka". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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- ^ "World Navies Today: Sri Lanka, hazegray.org". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c SRI LANKA, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Archived 2006-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Exploring the ocean with Alpha-521". Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Locally fabricated Combat All-Terrain Vehicles handed over to Commander of the Navy". Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Sailing the rough seas". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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