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Ranavijaya 2008

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
රණවිජය [Ranavijaya]	L836		Colombo DYd			21.7.1994	in service (2019)
කඳුල [Kandula]	A537		Vosper, Singapore			1985	lost 10.1992
පබ්බත [Pabbatha]	A538, later- L838		Vosper, Singapore			21.12.1987	sunk 22.2.1998
රණගාජ [Ranagaja] (ex-Gajasingha)	L839		Colombo DYd			15.11.1991	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	200
Displacement full, t	270
Length, m	30.0 pp 33.0 oa
Breadth, m	8.00
Draught, m	1.50
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Caterpillar 3408TA diesels
Power, h. p.	1525
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	1800(8)
Armament	537, 538: 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79 836, 839: 2 x 2 - 14.5/93, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79
Military load	troops, cargo
Electronic equipment	Furuno FCR1421 radar
Complement	12

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Project history

Utility landing craft. Pabbatha was built on speculation in 1983 and purchased by Sri Lankan navy in 1985. Ranagaja was begun for merchant customer and was taken over by navy during construction.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Kandula was sunk by Tamil Tigers in October 1992. Pabbatha was sunk by Tamil Tigers 22.2.1998. Ranagaja was damaged by Tamil Tigers in October 1995 but was repaired.