SLNS ''Jayasagara'' (P-601) (''Jayasagara'', in
Sinhalese
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* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka
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: Sea of victory) is an
Offshore Patrol Vessel
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(OPV) of the
Sri Lanka Navy. It was the lead ship of the locally built
''Jayasagara'' class. She served as the
flagship
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of the fleet in the 1980s and 1990s.
Operations
Since joining the Sri Lankan fleet in 1983, she served as its flagship and was deployed for patrolling the coastal water around Sri Lanka. Due to this she was attached to the 7th Surveillance Command Squadron. During the
Sri Lankan Civil War, ''Jayesagara'' was involved in anti-arms smuggling patrols and maritime surveillance. In 2004 she took part in a joint naval exercise with the
Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. The Indian Coast Guard was formally esta ...
. Since the end of the civil war she has engaged in search and rescue missions in the Indian Ocean.
In October 2021, SLNS Jayasagara relinquishes her service in the Navy and handed over to the
Sri Lanka Coast Guard
The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා වෙරළාරක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, Śrī Laṃkā veralārakshaka depārtamēntuwa; ta, இலங்கை கடலோர பாது ...
References
Suranimala brings “Angelo” home safelyVictory pageant of Tri-Forces
External links
Sri Lanka Navy
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Jayasagara-class patrol vessels of the Sri Lanka Navy
Ships of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard
1983 ships
Ships built in Colombo