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  • HMCyS Vijaya, named in honor of Vijaya, the first king of Sri Lanka, was an Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Ceylon Navy, the first warship of that...
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    Force (RCVNF). The first warship of the RCyN was commissioned in 1951 as HMCyS Vijaya, an Algerine-class minesweeper, ex-HMS Flying Fish along with other patrol...
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    - a tradition inherited from prior British influence. It began with HMCyS Vijaya of the Royal Ceylon Navy, the first warship of the navy according a 25-gun...
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    Elizabeth set foot on Ceylon's soil. The next day, the Queen visited HMCyS Vijaya and lunched onboard HMS Newfoundland with the commander-in-chief, East...
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    Day on 4 February 1948. With the formation of the Royal Ceylon Navy, HMCyS Vijaya, the first warship of the navy according a 25-gun salute on 4 February...
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    Redfern Construction Reciprocating 1949 gifted to Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Vijaya 1972 Sri Lanka Navy 1975 broken up Friendship (J398) Toronto Shipbuilding...
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    commissioned HMCyS Vijaya, an Algerine-class minesweeper, ex-HMS Flying Fish along with other patrol boats and tugs. Later the fleet was expanded with HMCyS Parakram...
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    SLNS Gajabahu (redirect from HMCyS Gajabahu)
    Navy in 1958–3 years after another River-class frigate, HMCyS Mahasena—she was commissioned as HMCyS Gajabahu into the Royal Ceylon Navy. She participated...
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    following is an alphabetical list of historic ships of the Sri Lanka Navy: A HMCyS Aliya - “Empire” Class Seagoing Tug (ex-HMS ADEPT) commissioned on 18 November...
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  • Services Buddhist Mission led by Major Attygalle left for Burma on board HMCyS Vijaya, to represent the Armed Forces of Ceylon at the Buddha Jayanthi commemoration...
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    (Colombo Harbour, Colombo) HMCyS Rangalla (Diyatalawa) HMCyS Parakrama 2 (Trincomalee) HMCyS Gemunu 2 (Kochchikade, Colombo) HMCyS Kalaru List of Sri Lanka...
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  • lieutenant commander. In 1951, he was appointed commanding officer of HMCyS Vijaya, the first ship of the new navy, which became its flagship. He also served...
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  • Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1944, given to Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Vijaya, and broken up in 1975. His Majesty's hired armed schooner Flying Fish...
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  • Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010. "M/S Europafergen". Faktaomfartyg.se. Gribovskij, V. "The catastrophe of March...
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  • Shipwrecks (P) – Alaska Shipwrecks". alaskashipwreck.com. "Alaska Shipwrecks (S) – Alaska Shipwrecks". alaskashipwreck.com. Stav, Torill Ustad; Mogård, Lars...
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