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SLNS Sagara
History
Sri Lanka
Name
SLNS Sagara
Operator
Sri Lankan Navy
Builder
Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Acquired
2006
Commissioned
2006
Homeport
SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee
Status
Active
History
India
Name
ICGS Varaha
Operator
Indian Coast Guard
Builder
Goa Shipyard Limited
Launched
1992
Commissioned
1992
Decommissioned
2006
Homeport
Chennai
Status
Transferred to Sri Lankan Navy
General characteristics
Class and type
Vikram class
Displacement
1,220 long tons (1,240 t)
Length
74.1 m (243 ft 1 in)
Beam
11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught
3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
2 × diesel engines, 6,200 hp (4.6 MW) sustained, 2 shafts and cp props.
Speed
22 kn (41 km/h)
Range
cruise 16 kn (30 km/h)
Endurance
8,500 nmi (15,700 km)
Complement
11 officers, 89 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems
Two Decca 1226 - I band
Armament
1x 30 mm automatic CRN 91 Naval Gun in place of the Bofors 40 mm/60 gun; 2x Type 58 14.5mm machine guns, multiple Type 80 machine guns, additional weapon systems added
Aircraft carried
Not operationally deployed
Aviation facilities
helicopter deck and enclosed hangar
SLNS Sagara(Sagara meaning: Sea) is an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of the Sri Lanka Navy. It was formerly the ICGS Varaha (41), a Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard, leased to Sri Lanka in 2006 and was handed over to the Sri Lanka Navy in 2015.
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weapons in case of fighting close to enemy forces. The US also donated the SLNS Samudura during this time. The opposition and the nationalistic movements...
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