SLNS Sayurala (P623)
Introduction '''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, before being returned to India in 2011.In 2017, the Sri Lanka Navy named its new Saryu Class advance offshore patrol vessel as .
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.
References
External links *  www.bharat-rakshak.com*  SNS Sayurala becomes the newest Commissioned Ship in the SLN Fleet