List of active ships of the Sri Lanka Navy

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:

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Ships	Class	Origin	Displacement	Notes
Advanced offshore patrol vessels (Patrol frigates)
SLNS Gajabahu (P626)	Hamilton class	United States	3250 tonnes	formerly USCGC Sherman
SLNS Parakramabahu (P625)	Type 053H2G	China	2393 tonnes	formerly CNS Tongling
SLNS Sayurala (P623)	Saryu class	India	2230 tonnes
SLNS Sindurala (P624)	Saryu class	India	2230 tonnes
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)	Hamilton class	United States	3250 tonnes	formerly USCGC Douglas Munro
Offshore patrol vessels (Patrol corvettes)
SLNS Sagara (P622)	Vikram class	India	1180 tonnes	formerly ICGS Varaha
SLNS Samudura (P621)	Reliance class	United States	1145 tonnes	formerly USCGC Courageous
SLNS Sayura (P620)	Sukanya class	India	1890 tonnes	formerly INS Sarayu
SLNS TBC (P628)	Reliance class	United States	1145 tonnes	formerly USCGC Decisive
Fast missile vessels
SLNS Nandimithra (P701)	Sa'ar 4 class	Israel	415 tonnes	formerly INS Komemiyut
SLNS Suranimala (P702)	Sa'ar 4 class	Israel	415 tonnes	formerly INS Moledet
Large patrol boats/ Fast gunboats
SLNS Abeetha II (P316)	Shanghai II class	China	135 tonnes
SLNS Edithara II (P317)	Shanghai II class	China	135 tonnes
SLNS Mihikatha (P350)	Bay class	Australia	134 tonnes	formerly ACV Corio Bay
SLNS Prathapa (P340)	Lushun class	China	212 tonnes
SLNS Ranadeera (P331)	Shanghai III class	China	170 tonnes
SLNS Ranajaya (P330)	Shanghai III class	China	170 tonnes
SLNS Ranarisi (P322)	Shanghai III class	China	170 tonnes
SLNS Ranawickrema (P332)	Shanghai III class	China	170 tonnes
SLNS Rathnadeepa (P351)	Bay class	Australia	134 tonnes	formerly ACV Hervey Bay
SLNS Udara (P341)	Lushun class	China	212 tonnes
SLNS Wickrama II (P318)	Shanghai II class	China	135 tonnes

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Ships by class

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Type	Class	Total	Notes
Advanced offshore patrol vessels	Hamilton class	2
	Saryu class	2
	Type 053H2G	1
Offshore patrol vessels	Reliance class	2
	Sukanya class	1
	Vikram class	1
Fast missile vessels	Sa'ar 4 class	2	Armed with Gabriel anti-ship missiles
Large patrol boats/ Fast gunboats	Bay class	2	Refurbished before being transferred from Australia ^[1]^[2]
	Lushun class	2
	Shanghai II class	3
	Shanghai III class	4
Fast attack craft	Cedric class	154+	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)^[3]^[4]
	Colombo class	22	Built by Colombo Dockyard for the SLN
	Dvora – Mk I	4
	Rigid-hulled inflatable boat	Unknown
	Shaldag class	7
	Super Dvora Mk II	3
	Super Dvora Mk III	6
	Trinity Marine class	5	Acquired from United States^[5]
	Wave Rider class	38+	Made in Sri Lanka for inshore patrol purpose.^[6] Length 14 meters, speed 30 knots
Amphibious warfare ships	Ranavijaya class	2	Landing craft utility
	Yuhai class	1	Landing ship tank
	Yunnan class	2	Landing craft mechanized
Auxiliary vessels	Diving support vessel	1	Displacement - 592 tonnes, Sailing speed - 10 knots ^[7]
	High-speed catamaran	2	Fast personnel carrier catamaran^[8]
	Supply Ship	1

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Equipment

Shipboard weapon systems

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.^[9]

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

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

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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 Institute of Technology (NIT)
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)