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In 2009, the Minister of Defence President Mahinda Rajapaksa presented a cabinet paper suggesting the reestablishment of the Coast Guard, leading to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard Coast Guard Act, No. 41 of 2009 being enacted by parliament on 9 July 2009. [4] The SLCG was thus reestablished in its current form seven years after its initial disbanding.
The ship is the second ship named after King Gajabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lankan Kingdom of Anuradhapura. Formerly, it was USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) a United States Coast Guard Hamilton-class high endurance cutter named for John Sherman , the 32nd United States Secretary of the Treasury and author of the Sherman Antitrust Act .
Pages in category "Ships of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. J.
The ship is named after King Vijayabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lanka who founded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Formerly, USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC-724) and USCGC Munro (WHEC-724) , a High Endurance Cutter of the United States Coast Guard , named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only coast guardsman to ...
SLNS Samudura (P621) (Sinhala: සමුදුර, romanized: Samudura) is a Sri Lanka Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel. Originally commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1968 as the medium endurance cutter USCGC Courageous, she was donated to Sri Lanka in 2004 and commissioned on 19 February 2005.
The assurance follows diplomatic tensions sparked by recent visits of Chinese military ships to Sri Lanka and China’s development of the Hambantota port in the island nation.
Indian Coast Guard Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Succeeded by: Samar class: Completed: 9: Active: 2: Retired: 7: General characteristics; Displacement: 1180 tonnes [1] Length: 74.10 m (243.1 ft) Beam: 11.4 m (37 ft) Draught: 3.2 m (10 ft) Installed power: 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each) Propulsion: 2 × ...
Ships of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (2 P) M. Mine warfare vessels of Sri Lanka (2 C) Missile boats of Sri Lanka (1 C, 1 P) P. Patrol vessels of Sri Lanka (1 C) T.