Navy bids adieu to Rear Admiral Nishantha Ranaweera

The Sri Lanka Navy today (25 Dec 25) bade farewell to Rear Admiral Nishantha Ranaweera, as he relinquished duties to which he was committed over the past 34 years in the Sri Lanka Navy.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, along with the members of the Board of Management and Area Authorities of the Sri Lanka Navy, extended best wishes to the retiring officer celebrating his 55th birthday today. Thereupon, Rear Admiral Ranaweera was accorded a Guard of Honour in accordance with time-honoured naval traditions. As the customary event drew to a close, fellow naval officers made their formal farewells to the retiring senior officer, before he was sent off in a motorcade amidst the cheers of naval personnel.

Rear Admiral Nishantha Ranaweera joined the Sri Lanka Navy as an Officer Cadet of the 04th intake of Naval Infantry in 1991. Throughout his distinguished naval career, the flag rank officer had the privilege of holding prestigious appointments, which include Executive Officer SLNS Welusumana, Agbo and Gajaba, Commanding Officer Naval and Maritime Academy, Acting Deputy Director Sport, Command Land Operations Officer (West), Commanding Officer SLNS Pandukabhaya and Acting Naval Officer in Charge (Poonewa), Commanding Officer SLNS Mahanaga, Commandant SLNS Vidura, Commanding Officer and Acting Commandant SLNS Shiksha, Naval Officer in Charge Trincomalee (North), Director Navy Infantry and Commandant Naval Infantry.