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SLNS Vijayabahu

SLNS Vijayabahu

Sri Lanka Navy Hamilton-class cutter

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SLNS Vijayabahu (P627) (Sinhala: විජයබාහු, romanized: Vijayabāhu) is an advanced offshore patrol vessel of the Sri Lanka Navy. The ship is named after King Vijayabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lanka, who founded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Formerly called USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC-724) and USCGC Munro (WHEC-724), a high-endurance cutter of the United States Coast Guard, she was then named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only coast guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.