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SLNS Sayuralarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source101 m (331 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SLNS Sayura | Tir-class speedboat |
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| Name | INS Sarayu[source] | Tir II (IPS 18)[source] |
| Namesake | Sarayu River[source] | — |
| Builder | Hindustan Shipyard Limited[source] | — |
| Laid down | 25 June 1988[source] | — |
| Launched | 16 October 1989[source] | — |
| Commissioned |
Tir-class speedboatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
x · source measurement 1
Single sourcex · source measurement 2
Single source69 ft 4 in (21.13 m) x 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) x 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
8 October 1991[source] |
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| Decommissioned | 1 November 2000[source] | — |
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| Home port | INS Virbahu, Visakhapatnam[source] | — |
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| Identification | Pennant number : P54[source] | — |
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| Fate | Sold to Sri Lanka Navy 1 November 2000[source] | — |
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| Acquired | 1 November 2000[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Sukanya -class patrol vessel[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar[source] | I-band navigation radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7 mm x2 21 inch torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes) x1 Dooshka 12.7 mm MG[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak[source] | — |
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| Operators | — | Iran Syria[source] |
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| Type | — | Torpedo Boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 shafts[source] |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Source manufacturer statement | — | Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-II s.[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity |
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