Ranavijaya-class landing craft

Class overview
NameRanavijaya class
BuildersColombo Dockyard Limited
Operators Sri Lanka Navy
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeLanding Craft Utility
Displacement(full load) 128 tons
Length34 m (112 ft)
Beam8 m (26 ft)
Draft1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Depth2 m (6 ft 7 in)
PropulsionTwo diesels
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km)
Troops268
Crew28
Armament4 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; the Ranagaja commissioned in 1991 and the Ranavijaya commissioned in 1994.[1]

Based on this class a Fast Landing Craft was built by Colombo Dockyard for the Maldivian Coast Guard, the smaller craft was 28m in length and has an aluminum hull.

Operators

References

  1. ^ Saunders, Stephen (17 June 2010). Jane's Fighting Ships 2010-2011. Jane's Information Group. p. 766. ISBN 978-0-7106-2920-3.