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SRI LANKA NAVY (SRI LANKA)

COASTAL FORCES

BELIKAWA patrol boats (1977)

Names

P421 ෙලිකව [Belikawa], late 1980s- P221, 2010s- P243

P422 දියකව [Diyakawa], late 1980s- P222, 2010s- P244

P423 කොරවක්ක [Korawakka], late 1980s- P223, 2010s- P245

P424 සේරුව [Seruwa], late 1980s- P224, 2010s- P246

P425 ටරව [Tarawa], late 1980s- P225

Builders

Cheverton Workboats, Cowes, UK: P421-425

Commissioned

1977: P421-425

Losses

P225 (Tamil forces 1996)

Transfers

None

Discarding

in service (2019): P243-246

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

22

Length, m

17.0

Breadth, m

4.50

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 8V71TI diesels

Power, h. p.

800

Max speed, kts

23

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1000(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Sensors

Decca 110 radar

Complement

7

Project history: GRP hull. Built for customs but were commissioned by navy as patrols.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

P224 1996

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