Gajabahu 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| ගජබාහු [Gajabahu] (ex-מזנק [Misnak], ex-Hallowell) | F228 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada | 11.1943 | 28.3.1944 | 8.1944 // 1959 | for disposal 1978 | |
| මහසෙන් [Mahasena] (ex-מבטח [Mivtakh], ex-Orkney) | F232 | Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt, Canada | 5.1943 | 18.9.1943 | 4.1944 // 1959 | sold 6.1964 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1460 |
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Displacement full, t |
2180 |
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Length, m |
86.3 pp 91.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
3.89 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
5500 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 646 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4200(12) |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 120/45 CP Mk 6, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 5, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3, 6 DCT, 2 DCR (150) |
|
Electronic equipment |
SU radar, type 144 sonar |
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Complement |
140 |
Project history: Ex-Canadian frigates sold to mercantile service in 1945-1947, from which the Israeli Navy acquired them. In 1959 both were sold to Sri Lanka.
Modernizations: 1965, Gajabahu: was armed with 1 x 1 - 102/45 Mk 20, 3 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7
Naval service: No significant events.
Gajabahu 1971
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