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:

Contents

1 Offshore Patrol Vessels
2 Fast Missile Vessels
3 Patrol Vessels
- 3.1 Large Patrol vessels
- 3.2 Small Patrol Craft
4 Amphibious vessels
5 Auxiliary vessels
6 Aircraft
7 Equipment
8 Shore Establishments
9 See also
10 References
11 External links & sources

Offshore Patrol Vessels

Sukanya Class
- SLNS Sayura (P 620)
Reliance Class
- SLNS Samudura (P 621)
Vikram Class
- SLNS Sagara (P 622) ^[1]
- SLNS Sayurala
Jayasagara class (Locally built)^[2]
- SLNS Jayasagara (P 601)

Fast Missile Vessels

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

Patrol Vessels

Large Patrol vessels

Fast gun boats
- Lushun class^[3]^[4]
  - SLNS Prathapa (P 340)
  - SLNS Udara (P 341)
- Haizhui class (Ranasiri class)^[2]
  - SLNS Ranarisi (P 322)
  - SLNS Ranajaya (P 330)
  - SLNS Ranadeera (P 331)
  - SLNS Ranawickrema (P 332)
  - SLNS Abheetha ii
  - SLNS Edithara ii
    - Incomplete
- Shanghai II class^[2]
  - SLNS Weeraya (P 311)
  - SLNS Ranakami (P 312)
  - SLNS Jagatha (P 315)

Small Patrol Craft

Fast attack craft
- Super Dvora Mk III
- Super Dvora - Mk II
- Dvora - Mk I
- Shaldag class
- Colombo class (Locally built)
- Simonneau class
- Chevron class
- Trinity Marine class
- Killer class
Coastal patrol craft
Inshore patrol craft
- Wave Rider class (Locally built)^[5]
other small craft
- Arrow speed boats (Locally built)
- Rigid-hulled inflatable boats^[6]

Amphibious vessels

Landing ship tank (LST)^[2]
- Yuhai class
  - SLNS Shakthi (L 880)

Landing craft utility (LCU)
- 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)^[3]
  - SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836)
  - SLNS Ranagaja (L 839)

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

Utility craft air cushion
- ABS M-10 LSC
  - A 530

Auxiliary vessels

Fast personal carriers ^[3]
- Jetliner (A 542)
- Hansaya (A 540) (Catamarans)
- Lihiniya (A 541) (Catamarans)

Non commissioned replenishment ships
- A 520
- A 521
- A 623

Admiralty craft (Locally built)^[7]

Aircraft

Limited to trials, it is not certain if 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

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

Type 63 multiple rocket launcher

Mortars

Type 84 (W84) 82 mm mortar
Type 89 60 mm mortar

Small arms

Handguns

Assault Rifles

Type 56 assault rifle
M16 assault rifle

Submachine guns

Sniper Rifles

Dragunov sniper rifle
Heckler & Koch SG3 sniper rifle

Machine guns

PK machine gun (Chinese version of Russian PKM)
Type 56 LMG (Chinese version of Russian RPD)

Grenade launchers

M203 grenade launcher

Rocket launchers

RPO-A Shmel man-portable rocket launcher
Type 69 RPG rocket launcher (Chinese version of RPG-7)

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

List of ships of the Sri Lanka Navy

References

^ "Vikram Class". BHARAT RAKSHAK. 2007-02-25. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20070819122538/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Vikram.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d World Navies Today: Sri Lanka, hazegray.org
^ ^a ^b ^c SRI LANKA, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
^ MOD Haizhui (Lushun) (Type 062/1G) class, JANES
^ Military to sell weapons made in Lanka
^ "U.S. Government Enhances Sri Lanka’s Maritime Security Capability". Sri Lanka Navy. 2007-11-09. http://www.navy.lk/index.php?id=533. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
^ Now, Navy ready to serve VVIP needs
^ Sailing the rough seas
^ Peace loving Northern Islanders celebrate Vesak with the Sri Lanka Navy

External links & sources

Armed Forces of Sri Lanka

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