Since joining the Sri Lankan fleet in 1983, she served as its flagship and was deployed for patrolling the coastal water around Sri Lanka. Due to this she was attached to the 7th Surveillance Command Squadron. During the Sri Lankan Civil War, Jayesagara was involved in anti-arms smuggling patrols and maritime surveillance.[3] In 2004 she took part in a joint naval exercise with the Indian Coast Guard. Since the end of the civil war she has engaged in search and rescue missions in the Indian Ocean.[4][5][1]
In October 2021, SLNS Jayasagara relinquishes her service in the Navy and handed over to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard[6]
slns, jayasagara, jayasagara, sinhalese, victory, offshore, patrol, vessel, lanka, navy, lead, ship, locally, built, jayasagara, class, served, flagship, fleet, 1980s, 1990s, historysri, lankabuildercolombo, dockyard, limitedlaunched1983commissioned1983decommi. SLNS Jayasagara P 601 Jayasagara in Sinhalese Sea of victory is an Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV of the Sri Lanka Navy It was the lead ship of the locally built Jayasagara class She served as the flagship of the fleet in the 1980s and 1990s 1 2 HistorySri LankaBuilderColombo Dockyard LimitedLaunched1983Commissioned1983Decommissioned30 September 2021Statuswill be handed over to Sri Lanka coast guardGeneral characteristicsTypeOffshore patrol vesselDisplacement330 tons full loadLength39 8 metresBeam7 metresDraught2 2 metersPropulsion2 diesel engines 2 shafts 2 040 bhpSpeed15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement52Sensors and processing systemscivil navigation radar and day night Optics Armament1 dual 25mm 2 dual 14 5mm 1 40mm L 70 and additional armaments Aircraft carriednoneAviation facilitiesnoneOperations EditSince joining the Sri Lankan fleet in 1983 she served as its flagship and was deployed for patrolling the coastal water around Sri Lanka Due to this she was attached to the 7th Surveillance Command Squadron During the Sri Lankan Civil War Jayesagara was involved in anti arms smuggling patrols and maritime surveillance 3 In 2004 she took part in a joint naval exercise with the Indian Coast Guard Since the end of the civil war she has engaged in search and rescue missions in the Indian Ocean 4 5 1 In October 2021 SLNS Jayasagara relinquishes her service in the Navy and handed over to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard 6 References Edit a b SLNS Jayasagara retrieved 2021 09 28 PoW swap 11 for the return of 7 sundaytimes lk Retrieved 2021 09 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Untitled Document sundaytimes lk Retrieved 2021 09 28 Sri Lanka Navy news navy lk Retrieved 2021 09 28 Sri Lanka Navy news navy lk Retrieved 2021 09 28 SLNS Jayasagara retrieved 2021 10 01 Suranimala brings Angelo home safely Victory pageant of Tri ForcesExternal links EditSri Lanka Navy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SLNS Jayasagara amp oldid 1096786726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
