Ranavijaya-class landing craft

The Ranavijaya-class landing craft is a landing craft utility developed by the Colombo Dockyard Limited for the Sri Lanka Navy. Two ships of this class have been built and both have been used in several amphibious operations.

Class overview
NameRanavijaya class
BuildersColombo Dockyard Limited
Operators Sri Lanka Navy
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeLanding Craft Utility
Displacement(full load) 128 tons
Length34 m (112 ft)
Beam8 m (26 ft)
Draft1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Depth2 m (6 ft 7 in)
PropulsionTwo diesels
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km)
Troops268
Crew28
Armament4 14.5mm machine guns , 2 20mm machine guns and 2 12.7mm machine guns

Based on this class a Fast Landing Craft was built by Colombo Dockyard for the Maldivian Coast Guard, the smaller craft was 28m in length and has an aluminum hull.

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