SLNS Gajabahu (P626) (the former USCGC Sherman), SLNS Sayurala (P623) and SLNS Sindurala (P624) during 2022 Colombo Naval Exercise. SLNS Samudura (P261) (the former USCGC Courageous) also visible in the distance. Photo defence.lk

SeaWaves Magazine reports,

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President and Commander – in – Chief of the Armed Forces of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka visited Trincomalee 1st March to review the naval fleet stationed there. Accompanied by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, the President inspected the naval fleet, which included a variety of ships. Governor Eastern Province Hon. Senthil Thondaman, State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, Chief of Staff to the President and Senior Adviser to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka, Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Ret’d) and Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva and a group of distinguished invitees were also present on this occasion.

Two of the ships were former US Coast Guard cutters, SLNS Gajabahu (P626) (the former USCGC Sherman, transferred to the Sri Lankan Navy in 2019) and SLNS Samudura (P261) (the former USCGC Courageous, transferred to the Sri Lankan Navy in 2005).

The Sri Lankan Navy includes a third former US Coast Guard cutter, SLNS_Vijayabahu_(P627) (the former USCGC Munro, transferred to the Sri Lankan Navy in 2022).

SLNS-Samudura, the former USCGC Courageous