The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the

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. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera. It is a position equivalent to that of

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of the

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or Chief of Naval Operations in the

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. By convention, serving Navy commanders have a rank of Vice Admiral, and will be promoted to the rank of Admiral on retirement or if appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

History

The post of Captain of the Navy was created through the Navy Act of 9 December 1950, which also established the

Royal Ceylon Navy ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை , image = Sri Lanka Naval Seal.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy , dates = , c ...

. In 1972, the "Dominion of Ceylon" became the "

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

" and the Royal Ceylon Navy was renamed the

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. The title "Captain of the Navy" was changed to "Commander of the Navy" through the Navy (Amendment) Law, No. 33 of 1976 in keeping with the terminology adopted by the other two services.

Official Residence

The official residences of the Commander of the Navy is the Navy House in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

, formerly the Navy House in

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

List of Commanders (including Commanders of the Royal Ceylon Navy)

References

External links

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History

Official Residence

List of Commanders (including Commanders of the Royal Ceylon Navy)

See also

References

External links