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.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see SLNS Parakramabahu.
SLNS Parakramabahu (P625)
History
Sri Lanka
Name: PLAN Tonglin (542)
Builder: Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai
Launched: December 1993
Completed: July 1994
Acquired: 5 June 2019
Commissioned: 22 August 2019[1]
Renamed: SLNS Parakramabahu (P625)
Reclassified: Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV)
Status: Active
General characteristics
Type: Frigate
Displacement: 2,300 tons
Length: 111.7 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:
Aviation facilities: Hangar


References
  1. https://defpost.com/sri-lanka-navy-commissions-its-newest-patrol-vessel-slns-parakramabahu/
  2. "President commissions P625 ship gifted to Sri Lanka Navy by China as SLNS Parakramabahu". Colombo Page. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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