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:
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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
- 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)
- Lushun class[5][6]
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)
- Yuhai class
- Landing craft utility (LCU)
- 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)[5]
- SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836)
- SLNS Ranagaja (L 839)
- 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)[5]
- Landing craft mechanized (LCM)
- Yunnan class
- L 820
- L 821
- Yunnan class
- Utility craft air cushion
- ABS M-10 LSC
- A 530
- ABS M-10 LSC
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 |
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| HH-65 Dolphin | OPV | 1 | Operational status unknown | ||
| HAL Chetak | 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
- Mortars
- Type 84 (W84) 82 mm mortar
- Type 89 60 mm mortar
- Small arms
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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
- 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
- ^ "Vikram Class". BHARAT RAKSHAK. 2007-02-25. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Vikram.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Defence Secretary praises goodwill gesture by India
- ^ a b c d e World Navies Today: Sri Lanka, hazegray.org
- ^ Type 037-IS Haiqing Class Anti-Submarine Patrol Craft
- ^ a b c SRI LANKA, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
- ^ MOD Haizhui (Lushun) (Type 062/1G) class, JANES
- ^ "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
- 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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