SLNS Sayurala (P623)

For other ships with the same name, see SLNS Sayurala.

SLNS Sayurala (P623) (Sayurala meaning: Sea waves) was an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Sri Lanka Navy. It was named as the CGS Vigraha (39), a Vikram-class offshore patrol craft of the Indian Coast Guard. She was in service in Sri Lanka from 2009 during the Sri Lankan Civil War,^[1] before being returned to India in 2011.

History
Sri Lanka
Builder	Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Launched	1990
Commissioned	2009
In service	2008
Out of service	2011
Homeport	SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee
Identification	IMO number: 8713938
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Vikram class
Displacement	1,220 tons
Length	74.1 metres
Beam	11.4 metres
Draught	3.2 metres
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 6200 hp sustained, 2 shafts and cp props.
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	11 officers, 89 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	Two Decca 1226 - I band
Armament	1 30mm automatic 2A4Z cannon in place of the Bofors 40mm/60 gun. 2x 7.62mm machine guns, additional weapon systems added
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

In 2017, the Sri Lanka Navy named its new Saryu-class advanced offshore patrol vessel as SLNS Sayurala.

Operations

Sayurala was tasked with deep sea patrolling both within the Sri Lankan territorial waters and in international waters to curb possible arms smuggling during the Sri Lankan Civil War. She was returned to the Indian Coast Guard in 2008.

CGS Vigraha

Commissioned on 12 April 1990, CGS Vigraha (39) served with the Indian Coast Guard until she was transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy.