Photo of Navy Commanders Enclave at Navy House, Colombo 7 hosted by present Navy Commander Vice Admiral Priyanta Perera on 5 September 2023 Seated L to R – Admiral Cicil Thissera, Deshamannya Admiral Basil Gunasekara, Admiral Daya Sadagiri, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda  Standing L to R – Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe, Vice Admiral Priyanta Perera ( host), Admiral Jayantha Perera, Admiral Somathilake Dissanayale, Admiral Piyal De Silva and Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenna  Absent – Admiral Jayanath Colobage ( Ambassador in Indonesia and Admiral Travis Sinniah – living in Australia ...

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6 Royalists have become Commander of Sri Lanka Navy After Independence 6 Royalists have become Commander of Sri Lanka Navy. This is an unbeatable record. – – – – – – – – – (1) Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar (16/11/60 – 30/06/70) (2) Rear Admiral DB Gunasekara (01/06/73 – 31/05/79) (3) Rear Admiral Asoka De Silva (01/06/83 – 31/10/86) (4) Admiral Tissara Samarasinghe (15/07/09 – 14/01/11) (5) Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne (11/07/15 – 22/08/17) (6) Vice Admiral Damith N Ulugetenne (14/07/20)   ...

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