The Sri Lanka Navy, the naval warfare branch of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.
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 2026 by their pennant numbers:
Ships Photo Class Origin Displacement Notes Advanced offshore patrol vessels (Patrol frigates) (P623) Saryu class 2230 tonnes (P624) Saryu class 2230 tonnes (P625) Type 053H2G 2393 tonnes formerly CNS Tongling (P626) Hamilton class 3250 tonnes formerly USCGC Sherman (P627) Hamilton class 3250 tonnes formerly USCGC Douglas Munro Offshore patrol vessels (Patrol corvettes) (P620) Sukanya class 1890 tonnes formerly INS Sarayu (P621) Reliance class 1145 tonnes formerly USCGC Courageous (P622) Vikram class 1180 tonnes formerly ICGS Varaha (P628) Reliance class 1145 tonnes formerly USCGC Decisive Fast missile vessels (P701) Sa'ar 4 class 415 tonnes formerly INS Komemiyut (P702) Sa'ar 4 class 415 tonnes formerly INS Moledet Large patrol boats/ Fast gunboats (P316) Shanghai II class 135 tonnes (P317) Shanghai II class 135 tonnes (P318) Shanghai II class 135 tonnes (P322) Shanghai III class 170 tonnes (P330) Shanghai III class 170 tonnes (P331) Shanghai III class 170 tonnes (P332) Shanghai III class 170 tonnes (P340) Lushun class 212 tonnes (P341) Lushun class 212 tonnes (P350) Bay class 134 tonnes formerly ACV Corio Bay (P351) Bay class 134 tonnes formerly ACV Hervey Bay
Ships by class 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 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) Colombo class Unknown numbers in service Built by Colombo Dockyard for the SLN Dvora – Mk I 4 Rigid-hulled inflatable boat Unknown numbers in service Shaldag class 7 Super Dvora Mk II 3 Super Dvora Mk III 6 Trinity Marine class 5 Acquired from United States Wave Rider class 38+ Made in Sri Lanka for inshore patrol purpose. 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 High-speed catamaran 2 Fast personnel carrier catamaran Supply Ship 1
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.
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
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)
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
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