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SLNS Ranaviru, the Glossary

SLNS Ranaviru (Ranaviru, in Sinhalese: Warrior) was a Type 062I-class (NATO: Shanghai III class) fast gun boat of the Sri Lanka Navy, attached to the 3rd Fast Gun Boats Squadron from 1991 when she was commissioned to 1996 when she was sunk by two Sea Tiger suicide crafts off the coast of Mullaitivu.^[1]

17 relations: Amphibious warfare, Battle of Mullaitivu (1996), Battle of Mullaitivu (1997), Bombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS Ranasuru, Diesel engine, Dvora-class fast patrol boat, Gunboat, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Mullaitivu, Rana Sura Padakkama, Sea Tigers, Sinhala language, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, Type 062 gunboat, USS Cole bombing, Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya.
Gunboats of the Sri Lanka Navy
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against ships
Maritime incidents in 1994
Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka

Amphibious warfare

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach.

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Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)

The Battle of Mullaitivu (translit; මුලතිව් සටන Mulativ Saṭana), also known as the First Battle of Mullaitivu and codenamed Operation Unceasing Waves-1 (translit), was a battle between the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers) and the Sri Lankan military during the Sri Lankan Civil War for control of the military base in Mullaitivu in north-eastern Sri Lanka.

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Battle of Mullaitivu (1997)

The Battle off the coast of Mullaitivu was a naval battle fought between the Sri Lanka Navy and Sea Tigers on 23 March 1997, off the coast of town of Mullaitivu which has been under control of the LTTE since the Battle of Mullaitivu in 1996.

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Bombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS Ranasuru

The bombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS Ranasuru was an attack carried out on 19 April 1995 by LTTE suicide frogmen of the Sea Tigers, who attacked and sank two Sri Lanka Navy gun boats moored in the harbor of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka by planting explosives on them. SLNS Ranaviru and bombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS Ranasuru are gunboats of the Sri Lanka Navy, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against ships and suicide bombings in Sri Lanka.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Dvora-class fast patrol boat

The Dvora-class fast patrol boat is a fast class of patrol boats built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Israeli Sea Corps based on the Israeli.

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Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; translit, translit; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

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Mullaitivu

Mullaitivu (translit; translit) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Rana Sura Padakkama

Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP, Combat Excellence Medal) (Sinhala: රණ ශූර පදක්කම rana śūra padakkama) is awarded to servicepersons of all ranks of the regular and volunteer forces of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual acts of bravery and otherwise distinguished conduct in the face of the enemy during active deployment.

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Sea Tigers

The Sea Tigers (Tamil: கடற்புலிகள் Kaţaṛpulikaḷ) was the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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Sinhala language

Sinhala (Sinhala: සිංහල), sometimes called Sinhalese, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million.

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Sri Lanka Army

The Sri Lanka Army (Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Navy

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to its island geography.

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Type 062 gunboat

The Type 062 gunboat is a class of gunboat of the People's Liberation Army Navy first developed and constructed in the 1950s. SLNS Ranaviru and Type 062 gunboat are gunboats of the Sri Lanka Navy.

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USS Cole bombing

The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by al-Qaeda against, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while she was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor.

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Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya

The Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (WWV, Conspicuous Gallantry Order) (Sinhala: වීර වික්‍රම විභූෂණය vīra vickrama vibhūṣaṇaya) is the third-highest military decoration awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka for: The WWV is the highest wartime military decoration awarded by Sri Lanka that has not been awarded posthumously.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLNS_Ranaviru