List of Sri Lanka Navy equipment

Ships[]

The Sri Lankan Naval fleet consists of around fifty combat vessels, support ships and inshore patrol craft. This is a list of the current Sri Lankan Navy ships as of 2017:

Photo	Class	Origin	Displacement	No in Class	Ships	Notes
Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels/Patrol Frigates
	Saryu Class	India	2230 tonnes	2	SLNS Sayurala (P623) SLNS Sindurala (P624)	In 2014 Sri Lanka ordered two Advanced OPV from Goa Shipyard for USD 74 million each. First ship joined SLN fleet in August 2017. Sister ship was delivered in March 2018 and commissioned in 20 April 2018^[1]
	Secretary/Hamilton Class High Endurance cutter	United States	3250 tonnes	1	SLNS Gajabahu (P626)	In November 2017,the US said they would transfer one Secretary/Hamilton Class cutter to the SL Navy.^[2] The vessel arrived in Sri Lanka in May 2019 under the pennant number P626.^[3]
	Type 053H2G frigate	People's Republic of China	2393 tonnes	1	SLNS Parakramabahu (P625)	In July 2018, China promised to gift Sri Lanka a Type 053H2G frigate.^[4] Entering service as P625, the entire gun armament had being retained.^[5]^[6] The vessel was commissioned in August 2019.
Offshore Patrol Vessels
	Sukanya class	India	1890 tonnes	1	SLNS Sayura (P620)	Can be armed and upgraded to light frigate standard if needed.
	Medium endurance cutter	USA	1145 tonnes	1	SLNS Samudura (P621)	Former USCGC Courageous transferred to Sri Lanka in 2004
	Vikram-class	India	1180 tonnes	1	SLNS Sagara (P622)
	Jayasagara-class	Sri Lanka	330 tonnes	1	SLNS Jayasagara (P601)
Fast Missile Vessels
	Sa'ar 4-class missile boat	Israel	415 tonnes	2	SLNS Nandimithra (P701) SLNS Suranimala (P702)	Armed with Gabriel antiship missiles Capable of Anti-submarine warfare.
Large Patrol Boats
	Bay-class patrol boat	Australia	134 tonnes	2	SLNS Mihikatha (P350) SLNS Rathnadeepa (P351)	Refurbished before being transferred from Australia, this was due to the ground harnesses breaking and was retrieved by NASA ^[7]^[8] ^[9]
	Shanghai II class	China	135 tonnes	3^[10]	SLNS Abeetha II (P316)^[11] SLNS Edithara II (P317) SLNS Wickrama II (P318 )^[12]
	Shanghai III class	China	170 tonnes	4^[10]	SLNS Ranajaya (P330) SLNS Ranadeera (P331)^[13] SLNS Ranawickrema (P332)^[14] SLNS Ranarisi (P322 )^[15]
		China	212 tonnes	2^[10]	SLNS Prathapa (P340 )^[16] SLNS Udara (P341 )^[16]
Fast Attack Craft
	Dvora – Mk I	Sri Lanka & Israel	45 tonnes	4	P 440 P 441 P 442 P 443
	Super Dvora – Mk II	Israel	60 tonnes	3
	Super Dvora Mk III	Israel	60 tonnes	6		Acquired from Israel in 2010
	Shaldag class	Israel	72 tonnes	7	P 470 P 471 P 472 P 473 P 474 P 475 P 476
	Colombo class	Sri Lanka	52~56 tonnes	22		Built by Colombo Dockyard for the Sri Lanka Navy
	Arrow speed boats	Sri Lanka		100+		Small fast patrol/assault speed boat constructed by the Sri Lanka Navy for use by its littoral warfare units, the Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) and the Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS)^[17]
	Wave Rider Class	Sri Lanka		25+		Made in Sri Lanka for Inshore Patrol purpose ^[18] length 14 meters, speed 30 knots
	Trinity Marine Class	USA		5	P 480 P 481 P 483 P 484 P 485
	Rigid-hulled inflatable boat	USA				Acquired from United States^[19]
Amphibious vessels
	Yuhai class	China	800 tonnes	1	SLNS Shakthi (L 880)	Landing ship tank ^[20]
	Ranavijaya-class landing craft	Sri Lanka	128 tonnes	2	SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836) SLNS Ranagaja (L 839)	Landing craft utility ^[21]
	Yunnan class	China	128 tonnes	2	L 820 L 821	Landing craft mechanized
Auxiliary vessels
	High-speed catamaran	Singapore		1	SLNS Hansaya (A 540)	Fast personal carrier Catamaran ^[21]
	High-speed catamaran	Singapore		2	Lihiniya (A 541) A 543	Fast personal carrier Catamaran ^[21]
		Poland		1	A 530	Supply ship
	Diving support vessel	France		1	Alpha-521	Displacement - 592 tonnes, Sailing speed - 10 knots ^[22]

Equipment[]

Shipboard weapon systems

Gabriel Missile

Sri Lanka Navy Unibuffel APC

Gabriel anti-ship missile
PJ33A 100 mm dual gun naval artillery
Oto Melara 76 mm naval artillery
Typhoon Naval Optronic Stabilized Weapon Platform
CRN 91 Naval Gun
Type 76 dual 37 mm automated antiaircraft 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
M2 Browning machine gun
Naval variant of a locally developed guided missile to be soon installed on all naval vessels.

Specialized Land vehicles

Unibuffel mine-protected APC
Unicorn mine-protected APC

Rocket Artillery

Type 63 multiple rocket launcher
Locally developed 40-barrel and 20-barrel MRLS to be deployed in future.

Radar Systems

Raytheon’s HFSWR-503 (High-Frequency Surface Wave Radar) Sea Search System
Mark 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System - SLNS Gajabahu

Mortars

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

Small arms

Handguns

Beretta M9 pistol

Assault Rifles

Type 56-2 assault rifle
Type 81 rifle
M16 assault rifle
M4 Carbine
QBZ-95
SAR 21

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
Milkor MGL

Rocket launchers

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

Shore Establishments[]

^[23]^[24]

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

References[]

^ "SLNS Sindurala joins Navy fleet". 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "* U.S. offers Sri Lanka a second Coast Guard cutter to protect island nation's sea lines of trade and communication". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
^ "Navy personnel for specialised training on Chinese frigate". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
^ "China to gift frigate to Sri Lanka to bolster bilateral defence ties". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Coatepeque (2019-02-09). "China Defense Blog: Here it is – Type 053H2G FFG, ex FFG542 Tongling is now Sri Lanka Navy P625". China Defense Blog. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
^ "Gifted Australian ship due here tomorrow". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
^ "Sri Lanka receives second donated Australian patrol Has 3 Ground Harnesses". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c [1]
^ "Commander (ND) Shanaka Jayathilake assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Abheetha II". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Navy rescues 3 fishermen stranded in seas off Delft Island". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "SLNS Ranadheera celebrates its 22nd anniversary". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Navy reach to assist fisherman despite rough seas". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Commander (ND)Vijitha Bandaranayake assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranajaya". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Sri Lanka celebrates 70th Independence Day on grand scale". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Launching of 100th indigenous special designed fighting boat by the Sri Lanka Navy". Ravin Edirisinghe. Asian Tribune. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
^ "Military to sell weapons made in Lanka". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
^ "U.S. Government Enhances Sri Lanka's Maritime Security Capability". Sri Lanka Navy. 2007-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
^ "World Navies Today: Sri Lanka, hazegray.org". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c SRI LANKA, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Archived 2006-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Exploring the ocean with Alpha-521". Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^ "Sailing the rough seas". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
^ "Peace loving Northern Islanders celebrate Vesak with the Sri Lanka Navy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2008-06-25.

External links & sources[]

[1] "SLNS Sindurala joins Navy fleet". 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[2] "* U.S. offers Sri Lanka a second Coast Guard cutter to protect island nation's sea lines of trade and communication". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.

[3] "Navy personnel for specialised training on Chinese frigate". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

[4] "China to gift frigate to Sri Lanka to bolster bilateral defence ties". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Coatepeque (2019-02-09). "China Defense Blog: Here it is – Type 053H2G FFG, ex FFG542 Tongling is now Sri Lanka Navy P625". China Defense Blog. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

[7] "Gifted Australian ship due here tomorrow". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

[8] "Sri Lanka receives second donated Australian patrol Has 3 Ground Harnesses". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[mail.dir.bg-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c [1]

[11] "Commander (ND) Shanaka Jayathilake assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Abheetha II". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[12] "Navy rescues 3 fishermen stranded in seas off Delft Island". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[13] "SLNS Ranadheera celebrates its 22nd anniversary". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[14] "Navy reach to assist fisherman despite rough seas". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[15] "Commander (ND)Vijitha Bandaranayake assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranajaya". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[ND2018-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Sri Lanka celebrates 70th Independence Day on grand scale". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[17] "Launching of 100th indigenous special designed fighting boat by the Sri Lanka Navy". Ravin Edirisinghe. Asian Tribune. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.

[18] "Military to sell weapons made in Lanka". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-01-30.

[abs-hv2-19] "U.S. Government Enhances Sri Lanka's Maritime Security Capability". Sri Lanka Navy. 2007-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-09.

[hazegray-20] "World Navies Today: Sri Lanka, hazegray.org". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-24.

[ipcs-21] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c SRI LANKA, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Archived 2006-10-02 at the Wayback Machine

[Alpha-521-22] "Exploring the ocean with Alpha-521". Retrieved 2021-09-17.

[23] "Sailing the rough seas". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2008-06-25.

[24] "Peace loving Northern Islanders celebrate Vesak with the Sri Lanka Navy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2008-06-25.

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