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Lihiniya 1990

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
හංසයා [Hansaya] (ex-Offshore Pioneer)	A540		Aluminium SB, Hobart, Australia			1983 // 20.12.1987	in service (2019)
ලිහිණිය [Lihiniya] (ex-Offshore Pride)	A541		Aluminium SB, Hobart, Australia			1983 // 20.12.1987	sunk 23.10.2000

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	153
Length, m	30.0
Breadth, m	11.2
Draught, m	2.30
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 MTU diesels
Power, h. p.	3560
Max speed, kts	30
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79
Military load	120 passengers, 60 t cargo
Electronic equipment	Furuno FR1012 radar
Complement	12

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Project history

Catamaran hull. Purchased from Ceylon Shipping Corp.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Lihiniya was sunk by Tamil Tigers 23.10.2000.