Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)
| Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy | |
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| ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාපති | |
since 31 December 2024 | |
| Sri Lanka Navy | |
| Abbreviation | CofN |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Naval Headquarters |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Constituting instrument | Navy Act (Chapter 358) |
| Formation | 1 February 1938 as Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force |
| First holder | Captain W. G. Beauchamp (as Commander CNVF) |
| Deputy | Chief of Staff of the Navy |
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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 Kanchana Banagoda. 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.