Current Sri Lanka Navy ships

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**Sri Lanka Navy**
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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 2006:

1 Offshore Patrol Vessels
2 Corvette
3 Fast missile vessels
4 Patrol vessels
- 4.1 Large Patrol vessels
- 4.2 Small Patrol vessels
5 Amphibious vessels
6 Auxiliary vessels
7 Aircraft
8 Equipment
9 Shore Establishments
10 External links & References
11 References

[edit] Offshore Patrol Vessels

The Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayura

[edit] Corvette

Missile Corvette

[edit] Fast missile vessels

Saar 4 Class missile boats (Nandimithra Class)
- SLNS Nandimithra (P 701)
- SLNS Suranimala (P 702)

[edit] Patrol vessels

[edit] Large Patrol vessels

The Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sagara escorted by two Fast attack crafts.

Submarine Chaser
- Type 037 class
  - SLNS Parakramabahu (P 351)
Fast gun boats
- Haizhui II class
- Haizhui class (Ranasiri class)
- Jayasagara class patrol craft (Locally built)
- Shanghai II class
- Shanghai class

[edit] Small Patrol vessels

Colombo class fast attack craft

Fast attack crafts
- Super Dvora - Mk II
- Dvora - Mk I
- Shaldag class
- Colombo class (Locally built)
- Simonneau class
- Chevron class
- Trinity Marine class
- Killer class
Coastal patrol crafts
Inshore patrol crafts
Rigid-hulled inflatable boats^[2]

[edit] Amphibious vessels

Sri Lankan Navy Troop Transport Ship

Landing ship tank(LST)
- Yuhai class
  - SLNS Shathi (L880)

Landing craft mechanized(LCM)
- Yunnan class
  - L 820
  - L 821

Landing craft utility(LCU)
- L 836 (Locally built)
- L 839 (Locally built)

Utility Craft Air Cushion (Hovercraft)
- A 530 -ABS M-10 LSC

[edit] Auxiliary vessels

Fast personal carriers (Catamarans)
- A 540
- A 542
- A 543

Non commissioned replenishment ships
- A 521

[edit] Aircraft

Limited to trials, it is not certain it they are deployed for operations;

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
HH-65 Dolphin	United States	OPV		1	Operational status unknown
HAL Chetak	India	OPV/Training	SA 316	2	Operational status unknown

[edit] Equipment

Gabriel - Anti-ship missile
Typhoon - Naval Optronic Stabilized Weapon Platform
Type 58 - Anti-aircraft gun

[edit] Shore Establishments

SLNS Parakrama -Naval Headquarters
SLNS Rangalla -Western Naval Command HQ, Colombo
SLN Dockyard -Naval and Maritime Academy , Eastern Naval Command HQ, Trincomalee
SLNS Gemunu
SLNS Vijaya
SLNS Lanka -VNF HQ, Welisara
SLNS Pandukabaya -Naval Recruit Traning Centre/Combat Training School
SLNS Nipuna -Advanced Naval Training Centre
SLNS Tissa
SLNS Walagamba
SLNS Dakshina -Southern Naval Command HQ, Galle
SLNS Ruhuna
SLNS Elara -Northern Naval Command HQ
SLNS Uttara
SLNS Shiksha -Naval Recruit Training Centre
SLNS Shilpa -Recruit Training Centre, Kandy
SLNS Thakshila -Naval Artificer Training Institute, Welisara
SLNS Mahasen -Logistic deport, Welisara