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PARAKRAMABAHU frigate (1994/2018)

Parakramabahu 2019

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
පරාක්‍රමබාහු [Parakramabahu] (ex-铜陵 [Tongling]) P625   Hudong SY, Shanghai, China   12.1993 7.1994 // 7.2018 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

1700

Displacement full, t

2180

Length, m

108.0 wl 114.5 oa

Breadth, m

12.2 wl 12.4 oa

Draught, m

3.50 hull

No of shafts

2

Machinery

CODAD: 2 SEMT-Pielstick 18E390VA diesels + 2 MTU diesels

Power, h. p.

14000 + 8840 = 22840

Max speed, kts

27.2

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

4000(18)

Armament

1 x 2 - 100/56 type 99, 4 x 2 - 37/63 type 76A, 2 x 6 type 87 ASWRL, 1 helicopter (Bell 212)

Sensors

type 756, type 360, type 517, 2x type 341, type 343 radars, SJD-7 sonar, NRJ-5 ECM suite (SR-210, type 981-3, type 923-1 units), 2x type 946 decoy RL, ZKJ-3A CCS

Complement

110

Project history: Former Chinese frigate of Anqing class (project 053H2G), transferred to Sri Lanka as a gift. Presumable all missile armament was landed before transfer.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019