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SRI LANKA NAVY (SRI LANKA)

COASTAL FORCES

P483 patrol boats (1993-1995)

Names

P483, late 1990s- P410, mid-2000s- P250

P484, late 1990s- P411

P485, late 1990s- P412, mid-2000s- P252, 2012- 44

P486, late 1990s- P413, mid-2000s- P253, 2012- 45

Builders

Simonneau Marine, Fontenay-le-Comte, France: P483, 484

Colombo DYd: P485, 486

Commissioned

1993: P483, 484

1995: P485, 486

Losses

P411 (Tamil Tigers 2001)

Transfers

None

Discarding

2012: P250

in service (2019): 44, 45

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

28

Length, m

17.3

Breadth, m

4.90

Draught, m

1.40

No of shafts

2 waterjets

Machinery

2 MTU 12V183 TE93 diesels

Power, h. p.

2300

Max speed, kts

42

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

500(35)

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90

Sensors

Decca radar

Complement

8

Project history: Simonneau 'Sea Sentinel' design.

Modernizations: none.

Naval service: In 2012 two boats were transferred to Coast Guard.

2004

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