Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)

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Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාපති
Incumbent Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera since 19 December 2022
Sri Lanka Navy
Abbreviation	CofN
Member of	National Security Council
Reports to	Ministry of Defence Chief of the Defence Staff
Seat	Naval Headquarters, SLNS Parakrama, Flagstaff street, Colombo 1
Appointer	The President
Term length	Not fixed
Constituting instrument	Navy Act (Chapter 358)
Formation	1 February 1938; 86 years ago (1938-02-01) as Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force
First holder	Captain W. G. Beauchamp (as Commander CNVF)
Deputy	Chief of Staff of the Navy

Sri Lanka Navy
Components
Sri Lanka Navy Volunteer Naval Force Fast Attack Flotilla Naval Patrolmen Special Boat Squadron Rapid Action Boat Squadron Marine Corps
History
History of the Sri Lanka Navy Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ships
Current Fleet Historic Ships
Leadership and ranks
Commander of the Navy Chief of Staff Naval Ranks
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The Commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Navy. The current Commander of the Navy is Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera. It is a position equivalent to that of First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy or Chief of Naval Operations in the United States Navy.

By convention, serving Navy commanders have a rank of vice admiral, and will be promoted to the rank of admiral on retirement or if appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).