List of Sri Lanka Navy active ships

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 2022:

Photo	Class	Origin	Displacement	No in class	Ships	Notes
Advanced offshore patrol vessels (Patrol frigates)
	Secretary/Hamilton class	United States	3250 tonnes	2	SLNS Gajabahu (P626) SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)	In 2017, the US announced they would transfer one Secretary/Hamilton-class cutter to the SL Navy.[1] The vessel arrived in Sri Lanka 2019 under the pennant number P626.[2] A second Hamilton-class cutter was transferred on 2021 under pennant number P627.[3]
	Saryu class	India	2230 tonnes	2	SLNS Sayurala (P623) SLNS Sindurala (P624)	In 2014 Sri Lanka ordered two Advanced OPV from Goa Shipyard. First ship joined SLN fleet in August 2017. Sister ship joined 2018[4]
	Type 053H2G	China	2393 tonnes	1	SLNS Parakramabahu (P625)	Entering service as P625, the entire gun armament had been retained.[5][6] The vessel was commissioned in August 2019.[7]
Offshore patrol vessels (Patrol corvettes)
	Sukanya class	India	1890 tonnes	1	SLNS Sayura (P620)	upgraded to light frigate standard.
	Medium endurance cutter	United States	1145 tonnes	1	SLNS Samudura (P621)	Former USCGC Courageous transferred to Sri Lanka in 2004
	Vikram class	India	1180 tonnes	1	SLNS Sagara (P622)
Fast missile vessels
	Sa'ar 4 class	Israel	415 tonnes	2	SLNS Nandimithra (P701) SLNS Suranimala (P702)	armed with Gabriel anti-ship missiles
Large patrol boats/ Fast gunboats
	Bay class	Australia	134 tonnes	2	SLNS Mihikatha (P350) SLNS Rathnadeepa (P351)	Refurbished before being transferred from Australia [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]
	Lushun class	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	P 4442 P 4443 P 4444 P 4445 P 4446 P 4447	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	P410 - P424 P450 - P451 P490 - P492 P497 - P497	Built by Colombo Dockyard for the Sri Lanka Navy
	Arrow speed boats	Sri Lanka		154+[17]		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)[18]
	Wave Rider class	Sri Lanka		38+[17]		Made in Sri Lanka for inshore patrol purpose [19] length 14 meters, speed 30 knots
	Trinity Marine class	United States		5	P 480 P 481 P 483 P 484 P 485
	Rigid-hulled inflatable boat	United States				Acquired from United States[20]
Amphibious warfare ships
	Yuhai class	China	800 tonnes	1	SLNS Shakthi (L 880)	Landing ship tank [21]
	Ranavijaya class	Sri Lanka	128 tonnes	2	SLNS Ranavijaya (L 836) SLNS Ranagaja (L 839)	Landing craft utility [22]
	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 personnel carrier catamaran [22]
	High-speed catamaran	Singapore		2	Lanka Rani (A 543)	Fast personnel carrier catamaran [22]
		Poland		1	A 530	Supply ship
	Diving support vessel	France	592 tonnes	1	Alpha-521	Displacement - 592 tonnes, Sailing speed - 10 knots [23]

Equipment

Shipboard weapon systems

Gabriel missile

Sri Lanka Navy Marines Combat All-Terrain Vehicles (CATVs)

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
• EMGEPRON 47mm saluting gun (ceremonial gun salutes)

Specialized land vehicles

• Unibuffel mine-protected APC
• Unicorn mine-protected APC
• Ideal Motors Combat All-Terrain Vehicles.^[24]

Rocket artillery

• Type 63 multiple rocket launcher

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 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 Milkor MGL 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 & 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 Sri Lanka Army equipment
• List of Sri Lanka Air Force active aircraft

References

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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