Sri Lanka Navy

Insignia Awarding Ceremony of the 22nd SBS Intake

The Insignia Awarding Ceremony of the 22nd Intake of the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) was held at the SBS Headquarters in Trincomalee on 04th April 2015....

2015-04-05

Commander of the Navy declares open alms-hall at Nagadeepa

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera declared open the newly-constructed alms-hall at the Nagadeepa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya on the Bak Full Moon Poya Day, which fell on the 03rd April 2015....

2015-04-04

Two JMSDF ships arrive at the Port of Colombo

Two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, “Ikazuchi” and “Murasame” arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 03rd April 2015....

2015-04-03

Commander of the Navy declares open Admiral Panteleev's photo exhibition

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera declared open the photo exhibition titled “Soviet Navy and the Great Victory over fascism in Second World War” held by the visiting Russian naval ship “Admiral Panteleev” on 30th March 2015....

2015-03-31

Sri Lanka Navy conducts Naval exercise with Indian Navy off Trincomalee

On completion of their three-day visit, the Indian Naval Ships “TIR”, “KESARI”, “SUDARSHANI” and Indian Coast Guard Ship “VARUNA” joined with four Sri Lankan Naval Ships and six Fast Attack Craft in the seas off Trincomalee for a combined three-hour naval exercise in the morning hours on 30th March 2015. ...

2015-03-30

Commander of the Navy declares open NMA's Navigation & Merchant Marine Training School building

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera declared open the newly constructed building to house the Navigation and the Merchant Marine Training Schools at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 28th March 2015. ...

2015-03-30

Forty-one Midshipmen pass out at Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee

Forty-one Midshipmen belonging to the 28th and the 29th Intakes of the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) commissioned at a colourful commissioning parade held at the main parade ground of the NMA in Trincomalee on 28th March 2015. ...

2015-03-29

Three Russian naval ships arrive at the port of Colombo

Three Russian ships “Admiral Panteleev”, “Pechenga” and “SB-522”, arrived at the port of Colombo on 28th March 2015 for replenishment and relaxation of their crews....

2015-03-29

Four Indian ships arrive at the port of Trincomalee

Indian Naval Ships, “TIR”, “KESARI”, “SUDARSHANI” and Indian Coast Guard Ship “VARUNA” belonging to the first training squadron of the Indian Navy arrived at the port of Trincomalee on 27th March 2015 on a training visit. ...

2015-03-27

Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues for Australia meets Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy

The Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues for Australia, Mr. Andrew Goledzinowski AM, met the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 24th March 2015....

2015-03-25

Passing out of 220th regular intake

Three hundred ninety-three naval recruits belonging to the 220th Regular Intake of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out at SLNS Vidura in Sampur on 21st March 2015....

2015-03-21

Sri Lanka Navy baseball team emerges champions at KL All-star Baseball Tournament held in Malaysia

Sri Lanka Navy baseball team emerged champions at the KL All-star Baseball Tournament held at Kualampur in Malaysia from 05th to 10th March 2015. ...

2015-03-19

Inter-command athletics meet 2015

The Inter-command athletics meet of the Sri Lanka Navy was held at the athletics ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy on 13th and 14th March 2015 with the participation of over 300 athletes representing all Naval Commands. ...

2015-03-18

Army emerge overall champions at Navy Open Shooting Championship

The Sri Lanka Navy Open Shooting Championship 2015 was held at the Navy Shooting Complex in Welisara from 10th to 17th March 2015 for the third consecutive year by the Navy in collaboration with the National Sport Shooting Federation....