29 M Landing Craft
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The 29 M Landing Craft is a landing craft, utility
Landing Craft Utility
The Landing Craft Utility is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers....
developed by the Colombo Dockyard Limited
Colombo Dockyard Limited
Colombo Dockyard PLC is the largest and oldest ship building company in Sri Lanka and is based in Colombo. It has built both military and civilian vessels for both local and overseas clients.-Overview:...
for the Sri Lanka Navy. Two ships of this class have been built and both have been used in several amphibious operations.
Based on this class a Fast Landing Craft was built by Colombo Dockyard for the Maldivian Coast Guard
Maldivian Coast Guard
The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval or maritime arm of the Maldivian National Defence Force. With the absence of a navy in the country, the MNDF Coast Guard functions as the armed maritime force of the nation with a charter to contribute to national defence and by and large to respond to issues...
, the smaller craft was 28m in length and has an aluminum hull.