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The Crème de la Crème of the Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier- By Dr. Punsara Amarasinghe Source:Sundayobserver The strategic importance of Trincomalee Harbour stands as a core topic in every dialogue related to Sri Lanka in the modern geopolitics and it is not a mere hyperbole to describe Trinco Harbour as the focal point for Anglo-French rivalry in the Indian Ocean in the advent of the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century. In the words of Imperialist British Premier William Pitt, the Younger (1759-1806), Trinco was the most valuable colonial possession on the globe as it secured the British presence in the Indian Ocean. The victory that the British earned by vanquishing the French fleet in the Battle of Trincomalee in 1782 emboldened the formidable British presence in the Indian Ocean, which finally made them the colonial masters of the Sub Continent. From a strategic point of view, the US Naval Strategist, ...

Nov 23, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Navy apprehends illegal migrants-by Sumithra Kumarihany Kanthale Group Corr Source:Dailynews The Navy in the eastern seas on Wednesday apprehended a trawler with 64 persons who were attempting to illegally migrate to Australia. The sailors attached to the Eastern Naval Command intercepted a local fishing trawler and took into custody 64 persons along with the trawler used for the illegal activity. Among the individuals were 50 males including seven persons involved in this racket, 11 females and three children. ...

Jun 24, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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    “BOMBS AWAY” – By Des Kelly I am not sure how this “order” was made in Japanese,  but this did not really matter in 1942, and especially in Trincomalee, Ceylon, where the Japanese AirForce went on a bombing spree, under orders to destroy as many British ships, nestling closely in the biggest natural harbour in the World, at the time. This particular attack wasn’t entirely successful because of the superior strength of the British Navy who were “on guard” for the tiny Island which boasted the fact that it was possibly the most strategic point in the huge Indian Ocean, during the 2nd World War.           Though now possibly forgotten by many, these true stories are part & parcel of why Ceylon never did come under Japanese rule. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. The1942 Japanese bombardment Source: Sunday Observer Since 1672 the strategic value of the ...

Feb 24, 2020 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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  “SOBER ISLAND” – BY Des Kelly    Yet another fascinating story on this fortified British Bastion, the biggest “natural harbour in the World,” named Trincomalee, also consisting several smaller Islands or rock formations,around it, the largest of which was “Great Sober Island”, a strange name, indeed, on first glance, but on further perusal of this extremely interesting article, we find out that it was named after a certain young British Naval Lieutenant named S.Sober. This certainly does not mean that this young guy was tee-total, as a matter of fact, this writer served for nigh on 8 years, in the Royal Ceylon Navy, and could not vouch for the fact that a single Navy man, that he knew, drank only Orange & Lemon Barley water. Anyway, let me take the chance to say “thank you” to D.Joseph for this most interesting “piece” on the Great Sober Island of Sri ...

Feb 12, 2020 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , , Comments 0
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