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SRI LANKA-DEFENCE-NAVY
A Sri Lankan Navy volunteer female sailor salutes during their passing out ceremony at Welisara Navy base in Colombo, 29 November 2006. Sri Lanka situated in the middle of the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean was always a magnet for sea-farers and in 1937 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force (CNVF) was established. After World War II, the CNVF was absorbed into the Royal Navy as the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (CRNVR) and after independence from British rule, a nucleus of 100 Officers and Men prepared to form the Regular Navy gradually. On 09 December 1950, the Navy Act was enacted and the Royal Ceylon Navy was formed, which was renamed the Sri Lanka Navy in 1972, with the introduction of new constitution. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA
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WELISARA, SRI LANKA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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SANKA VIDANAGAMA |
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29 Noiembrie 2006 |
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2500 x 1730 (992 KB) |
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