- List of current Sri Lanka Navy ships
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Sri Lanka Navy 
Components Sri Lanka Navy Volunteer Naval Force Fast Attack Flotilla Naval Patrolmen Special Boat Squadron History History of the Sri Lanka Navy Ships Current Fleet Historic Ships Personnel Commander of the Navy Naval Ranks 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
Offshore Patrol Vessels
- Sukanya Class
- SLNS Sayura (P 620)
- Reliance Class
- SLNS Samudura (P 621)
- Vikram Class
- SLNS Sagara (P 622) [1]
- 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)
- Lushun class[3][4]
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)
- Yuhai class
- Landing craft utility (LCU)
- 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)[3]
- SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836)
- SLNS Ranagaja (L 839)
- 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)[3]
- 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
Sri Lankan Navy Troop Transport Ship
- 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 StatesOPV 1 Operational status unknown HAL Chetak 
IndiaOPV/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
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
- 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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- Active naval ships of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Navy bases
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