The Ranavijaya-class landing craft is a

landing craft utility A Landing Craft Utility (LCU) is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or pi ...

developed by the

Colombo Dockyard Limited Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is a ship building company in Sri Lanka and it is based in Colombo. It has built both military and civilian vessels for both local and overseas clients. History Colombo Dockyard, established its operations in 1974 an ...

for the

Sri Lanka Navy The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (; ) is the navy, naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to its island geography. It is responsible for the maritime defence of the Sri Lankan nation and its ...

. Two ships of this class have been built and both have been used in several amphibious operations. Based on this class a ''Fast Landing Craft'' was built by Colombo Dockyard for the

Maldivian Coast Guard The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval or maritime arm of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). Because the Maldives does not have a navy, the MNDF Coast Guard functions as the armed maritime force of the nation with a charter to contribute ...

, the smaller craft was 28m in length and has an aluminum hull.

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29 M Landing Craft, Colombo Dockyard
Amphibious warfare vessels of the Sri Lanka Navy Amphibious warfare vessels of Sri Lanka Post–Cold War military equipment of Sri Lanka Ships built in Colombo {{Ship-type-stub