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Sri Lanka Navy Ensign. In July 1972 the "Dominion of Ceylon" became the "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" and the Royal Ceylon Navy became the Sri Lanka Navy. The ensign, along with the Flag Officers' flags, were redesigned. The term "Captain of the Navy", introduced in the Navy Act, was changed to "Commander of the Navy", in keeping ...
The army flag defaced with the insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. 1972 – Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka: A defaced white ensign with the flag of Sri Lanka in the canton influenced by the British design. 2010 – Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka: A defaced sky blue ensign with the flag of Sri Lanka in the canton and Air Force roundel influenced by the ...
During the 1971 insurrection the navy sent its sailors for combat operations against the insurgents. In 1972 the "Dominion of Ceylon" became the "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka", and the Royal Ceylon Navy became the Sri Lanka Navy. The naval ensign along with the flag officers' flags were redesigned.
Naval ensign; Operation Definite Victory; RIMPAC; River-class frigate; SLNS Gajabahu (P626) SLNS Samudura (P261) SLNS Vijayabahu (P627) Sa'ar 4-class fast attack craft; Sri Lanka Air Force; Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia; Sri Lanka Army; Sri Lanka Navy; Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia; Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force; Sri Lankan civil war
In cases where an ensign has changed during the service of the ship—like the addition of stars to the Ensign of the United States, or a change in country/navy name, like Royal Ceylon Navy to Sri Lanka Navy—most articles display the final ensign flown. For cases where a ship has served in multiple navies, common practice is to have a ...
Naval Ensign of the Royal Ceylon Navy (1950-1972) Date: 20 June 2007: Source: Own Work, based on Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg and Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg: Author: Thommy: Permission (Reusing this file)
Blue Ensign flown by merchant vessels commanded by officers in the SLVNF. The Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force (SLVNF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The SLVNF, which consists of the volunteer force and the volunteer reserve is separate from the Regular Naval Force, which consists of the Regular Force ...
The British ensigns, for example, differ from the flag used on land (the Union Flag) and have different versions of plain and defaced Red and Blue ensigns for civilian and state use, as well as the naval ensign (White Ensign). Some naval ensigns differ in shape from the national flag, such as the Nordic naval ensigns, which have 'tongues'.