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Naval Headquarters (NHQ) is the headquarters of the Sri Lanka Navy. Established in 1950, it is housed at SLNS Parakrama at Flagstaff Street, Fort Colombo . [ 1 ]
Colombo Dockyard, established its operations in 1974 and is one of Sri Lanka's engineering facilities in the business of ship repair, ship building, heavy engineering and offshore engineering. It is situated within the Port of Colombo, thus having the benefits of a deep water harbor. [2]
The Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS)(In Sinhalese: "ක්ෂණික ක්රියාකාරී යාත්රා බලඝණය" Ksanika Vihidum Yathra Balaghanaya) is a force element squadron of the Sri Lanka Navy that provides expertise in small boat operations in support of littoral operations, amphibious and riverine activities.
Navy House official residence of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, located in SLN Dockyard. Trincomalee is a natural deep-water harbour that has attracted seafarers like Marco Polo, Ptolemy and traders from China and East Asia since ancient times. Trinco, as it is commonly called, has been a sea port since the days of the ancient Sri Lankan ...
Sri Lanka: 52~56 tonnes 22: P410 - P424 P450 - P451 P490 - P492 P497 - P497 Built by Colombo Dockyard for the Sri Lanka Navy. Arrow speed boats Sri Lanka: 154+ [17] Small fast patrol/assault speed boat constructed by the Sri Lanka Navy for use by its littoral warfare units, the Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) and the Rapid Action Boat ...
The Sri Lanka Naval and Maritime Academy was established on 15 January 1967, and was subsequently commissioned on 15 July 1967 with Instructor Commander M. G. S. Perera as the first Commandant. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] NMA hold the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution in 2007.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is the state-owned operator of major commercial ports in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1979, SLPA currently operates ports in Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Kankesanthurai, Oluvil, Point Pedro and Trincomalee. [2] As of 31 March 2013 SLPA had a 3% stake in Colombo Dockyard. [3]
The plan for a ferry service connecting India and Sri Lanka was first proposed in 2011 when Sri Lanka was making efforts to alter its image following the Sri Lankan Civil War. At the time, two services were considered: one connecting Thoothukudi and Colombo , and a second linking Rameswaram with Talaimannar .