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The following tables present the ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy.These ranks are similar to Royal Naval officer ranks and the ratings ranks. Sri Lanka does have an Admiral rank, but it is usually only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank; Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda was the only Sri Lankan naval officer to hold a full admiral rank while in active service.
Sri Lanka Navy [1. No insignia: No insignia: Master chief petty officer: Fleet chief petty officer: Chief petty officer: Petty officer: Leading seaman: Able seaman:
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Sri Lanka Navy [1. Admiral of the fleet: Admiral: Vice admiral: Rear admiral: Commodore: Captain:
Fleet chief petty officer is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the Sri Lanka Navy above chief petty officer and below master chief petty officer. It is equivalent to the Sri Lankan Army Warrant officer class II and the Sri Lanka Air Force warrant officer.
The roots of the modern Sri Lankan Navy date back to 1937 when the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was established, which was renamed and absorbed into the Royal Navy as the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II. The current name, Sri Lanka Navy, was constituted in 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic and with the introduction ...
Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states. ... Royal Canadian Navy [10] [11. ... Sri Lanka Navy [25. No insignia:
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The ranks are similar to the British army officer ranks and the other ranks. At its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Army adopted the rank structures of the British Army . The highest rank in the Sri Lanka Army is Field Marshal , though the rank has no appointment in the army, it was first awarded in 2015 as an honorary rank to Sarath Fonseka for ...