SLNS Parakramabahu (P625)
SLNS Parakramabahu (P625) is a Type 053H2G class frigate of the Sri Lanka Navy. The ship is the second ship named after King Parakramabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lankan Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Gifted by the People's Liberation Army Navy, she was commissioned in August 2019, classed as an Offshore Patrol Vessel.[1]
 SLNS Parakramabahu (P625) | |
| History | |
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| Builder: | Hudong Shipyard |
| Launched: | 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 2019 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,300 tons |
| Length: | 112 m |
| Beam: | 12.4 m |
| Propulsion: | CODAD, 2 shaft, 2 x 18E390VA diesel @ 14,000 hp (10.4 MW) & 2x MTU diesel @ 8,840 hp (6.6 MW) |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Complement: | 71 |
| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: | Hangar |
References
- "President commissions P625 ship gifted to Sri Lanka Navy by China as SLNS Parakramabahu". Colombo Page. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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