INS Sarayu (P54)
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INS Sarayu (P54) was a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy
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The Sarayu was sold to Sri Lanka Navy, where she was renamed as SLNS Sayura
. She was recently equipped with Yingi Y-82 anti-ship missiles and surface to air missiles. She serves as the flagship of the Sri Lanka Navy and obtained several remarkable naval victories against the naval branch of Tamil Tiger rebels (Sea Tigers
).
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
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The Sarayu was sold to Sri Lanka Navy, where she was renamed as SLNS Sayura
SLNS Sayura
SLNS Sayura is the Flag ship and an Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Sri Lanka Navy.She was formerly, the INS Sarayu, a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy sold to Sri Lanka in 2000. She was upgraded with new armament in India before being delivered to the Sri Lanka Navy...
. She was recently equipped with Yingi Y-82 anti-ship missiles and surface to air missiles. She serves as the flagship of the Sri Lanka Navy and obtained several remarkable naval victories against the naval branch of Tamil Tiger rebels (Sea Tigers
Sea Tigers
The Sea Tigers was the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the Sri Lankan Civil War. It was founded in 1984. The Sea Tigers had a number of small but effective suicide bomber vessels. During its existence it had gained a reputation as a capable adversary for the Sri Lankan Navy...
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