Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy
The following tables present the military 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.[1]
Officer ranks[]
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman |
Branch[]
Officers are assigned to a branch of the service based on their specialization. Officers of non-executive branches wear a distinction cloth worn between the stripes of a particular colour (with the exception of the Band and Provost branch):[2]
- Scarlet - Engineering
- Orange – Medical
- White - Logistics
- Dark green - Electrical
- Silver grey - Shipwrights
- Blue - Information Technology
- Brown - Naval Patrolman
- Purple - Legal
Other ranks[]
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No insignia | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master chief petty officer | Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman recruit |
Trade branch of sailors[]
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See also[]
- Sri Lanka Army rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Air Force rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Coast Guard#Rank structure
References[]
- ^ "Three Service Commanders promoted". The Government of Sri Lanka. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Military insignia
- Military ranks of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Navy