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 pie ...

developed by the

Colombo Dockyard Limited Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is a shipbuilding company in Sri Lanka and 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 and is ...

for the

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. 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 vessel classes Ships of the Sri Lanka Navy Post–Cold War military equipment of Sri Lanka