Russian Naval Training Ship ‘Perekop’ arrives at port of Colombo
 

The Russian Naval Training Ship ‘Perekop’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit yesterday (18 April 2018). Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the ship in accordance with naval traditions on her arrival at the harbour.

The crew of ‘Perekop’ that are on a five-day official visit in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to take part in friendly sporting events, cultural events and engage in sightseeing tours organized by the Sri Lanka Navy.

Meanwhile, the Commanding Officer of the ship, Rear Admiral Vladimir A Cherokov called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo today. During the cordial meeting, they discussed several matters of bilateral importance and exchanged mementoes to signify this occasion. Russian Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the Russian Federation, Colonel Dmitry Mikhaylovskiy was also present at the event.

‘Perekop’ is a 138m long and 17m wide training ship, with a displacement of 6,900 tons, manned by 399 naval personnel. The ship is expected to depart the Colombo harbour on 22^nd of this month on completion of its tour events.