Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)
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The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera. It is a position equivalent to that of First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy or Chief of Naval Operations in the United States Navy.
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Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy | |
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ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාපති | |
Sri Lanka Navy | |
Abbreviation | CofN |
Member of | National Security Council |
Reports to | Ministry of Defence Chief of the Defence Staff |
Seat | Naval Headquarters, SLNS Parakrama, Flagstaff street, Colombo 1 |
Appointer | The President |
Term length | Not fixed |
Constituting instrument | Navy Act (Chapter 358) |
Formation | 1 February 1938; 86 years ago (1938-02-01) as Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force |
First holder | Captain W. G. Beauchamp (as Commander CNVF) |
Deputy | Chief of Staff of the Navy |
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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).