The Jayasagara class was a class of

Offshore patrol vessel A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and th ...

s that were part of the

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built by the

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History

Built by

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

in the early 1980s, these were the first

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s built in

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in modern times. Designed for off shore patrol and naval fire support on coastal areas they have seen action with the Sri Lankan Navy for more than 20 years. Two ships of this class were built. They were used during the Sri Lankan Civil War and the SLNS Sagarawardena was lost due to a suicide attack carried out by the

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. Mostly used for patrol duties, the class have been deployed on many occasions to support amphibious operations carried out by the navy along with the

Sri Lanka Army The Sri Lanka Army (; ) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; ...

. On October 2, 2021, the SLNS Jayesagara was decommissioned.https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/10/02/local/260824/slns-%E2%80%98jayasagara%E2%80%99-decommissioned

Ships

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Ships of the Sri Lanka Navy Patrol boat classes Post–Cold War military equipment of Sri Lanka Jayasagara-class patrol vessels {{ship-type-stub