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The Sri Lanka Navy ( SLN) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை கடற்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to ...
6 × .50 caliber machine guns. ZU-23-2. SLNS Gajabahu (P626) ( Sinhala: ගජබාහු, romanized: Gajabāhu) is an Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Sri Lanka Navy. The ship is the second ship named after King Gajabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lankan Kingdom of Anuradhapura . Formerly, it was USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) a ...
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, USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC-724) and USCGC Munro (WHEC-724), a ...
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.
SLN Dockyard. / 8.552361°N 81.237944°E / 8.552361; 81.237944. Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Dockyard is the largest naval base of the Sri Lanka Navy and a major shipyard located in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Established by the British as the Royal Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee, it was home to the East Indies Station of the Royal Navy during World ...
SLNS Sindurala ( Sinhala: සිඳුරළ, romanized: Sin̆durala) pennant number P624 ( Sindurala, in English: Soft Waves) is an advanced offshore patrol vessel (AOPV) of the Sri Lanka Navy. It is the sister ship of SLNS Sayurala . In February 2014 contract was signed by Government of Sri Lanka and Goa Shipyard for the two Advanced Offshore ...
4 14.5mm machine guns , 2 20mm machine guns and 2 12.7mm machine guns. The Ranavijaya-class landing craft is a landing craft utility developed by the Colombo Dockyard Limited for the Sri Lanka Navy. Two ships of this class have been built and both have been used in several amphibious operations. Based on this class a Fast Landing Craft was ...
In 2006, Navy confronted LTTE 21 times and in 2007 12 times and by 2008 (up-to-date) only 04 times as the Sea Tigers lost cadres and fighting platforms. [1] [2] [3] With the end of the war the NBBY has further expanded and have also exported boats to foreign militaries such as Nigeria and Seychelles .