List of current Sri Lanka Navy ships

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:

Offshore Patrol Vessels

 * Sukanya Class
 * SLNS Sayura (P 620)
 * Reliance Class
 * SLNS Samudura (P 621)
 * Vikram Class
 * SLNS Sagara (P 622)
 * Jayasagara class (Locally built)
 * SLNS Jayasagara (P 601)

Fast Missile Vessels

 * Saar 4 Class missile boats (Nandimithra Class)
 * SLNS Nandimithra (P 701)
 * SLNS Suranimala (P 702)

Large Patrol vessels

 * Fast gun boats

31 old series
 * P311 Weeraya
 * P315 Jagatha

31 new series
 * P316 SLNS Abeetha II
 * P317 SLNS Edithara II
 * P318 SLNS Wickrama II

32 series
 * P322 Ranarisi

33 series 34 series
 * P330 SLNS Ranajaya
 * P331 SLNS Ranadeera
 * P332 SLNS Ranawickrema
 * P340 SLNS Prathapa
 * P341 SLNS Udara

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)
 * other small craft
 * Arrow speed boats (Locally built)


 * Rigid-hulled inflatable boats

Amphibious vessels

 * Landing ship tank (LST)
 * Yuhai class
 * SLNS Shakthi (L 880)


 * Landing craft utility (LCU)
 * 29 M Landing Craft (Locally built)
 * 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
 * Jetliner (A 542)
 * Hansaya (A 540) (Catamaran)
 * Lihiniya (A 541) (Catamaran)


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


 * Admiralty craft (Locally built)

Aircraft
Limited to trials, it is not certain if they are deployed for operations;

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

 * 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

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