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SRI LANKA NAVY (SRI LANKA)

COASTAL FORCES

KOTIYA seaward defence boat (1954/1955)

Kotiya 1965

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
කොටියා [Kotiya] (ex-Desford) P3108   Vosper, Portchester, UK   3.6.1954 1954 // 5.1955 wrecked 22.12.1964

Displacement standard, t

120

Displacement full, t

160

Length, m

33.5 pp 35.7 oa

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

1.50

No of shafts

3

Machinery

2 12-cyl Paxman diesels + 1 Foden diesel

Power, h. p.

1100 + 100

Max speed, kts

18 / 8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 23

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 DCT, 2 DCR

Electronic equipment

type 978 radar, type 144 sonar

Complement

19

Project history: Former RN 'Ford' class patrol craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Kotiya wrecked off Colombo 22.12.1964.

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