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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 References 10 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 (P 623)^[2]
• Jayasagara class (Locally built)^[3]
  • 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

• Submarine Chaser
  • Haiqing class^[3][4]
    • SLNS Parakramabahu (P 351)
• Fast gun boats
  • Lushun class^[5][6]
    • SLNS Prathapa (P 340)
    • SLNS Udara (P 341)
  • Haizhui class (Ranasiri class)^[3]
    • 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^[3]
    • 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
• Arrow speed boats
• Rigid-hulled inflatable boats^[7]

Amphibious vessels

• Landing ship tank (LST)^[3]
  • Yuhai class
    • SLNS Shathi (L 880)

• Landing craft utility (LCU)
  • 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)^[5]
    • 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 (Catamarans)^[5]
  • Hansaya (A 540)
  • Lihiniya (A 541)

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

• Admiralty craft (Locally built)^[8]

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 Beretta M9 pistol Enfield revolver Assault Rifles Type 56 assault rifle M16 assault rifle Submachine guns H&K MP5 submachine gun Sterling submachine gun

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

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Main shore establishments

• SLNS Parakrama (Flagstaff Street, Colombo) - Naval Headquarters
• SLNS Lanka (Welisara) -VNF HQ
• SLNS Gemunu (Welisara) - Naval Barracks
• SLNS Mahasen (Welisara) - Logistic deport

Naval bases

• SLNS Rangalla (Colombo Harbour, Colombo) - Western Naval Command HQ
• SLN Dockyard (Trincomalee Harbour, Trincomalee) -Naval and Maritime Academy , Eastern Naval Command HQ,
• SLNS Tissa (Trincomalee)
• 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 (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 (Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee)
• SLNS Kelani (Colombo Harbour, Colombo)

Former shore establishments

• HMCyS Rangalla (Diyatalawa)
• HMCyS Parakrama 2 (Trincomalee)
• HMCyS Gemunu 2 (Kochchikade, Colombo)
• HMCyS Kalaru

References

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

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