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image by Željko Heimer
Smith (1982) describes this flag as blue
over red over blue triband with a black and white badge in the middle. The badge
consists of a circular shield in front of a two spears topped with an elephant
and with a ribbon below inscribed PRO PATRIA. This is presumably obsolete today.
Željko Heimer, 26 January 2003
Government vessels.
1870 - 1955. Blue Ensign, British canton, Ceylon badge.
1955 - ? Blue Ensign, Ceylon canton, crossed anchors.
Lighthouses and Tenders.
The Daily Mirror of 1 April 1976 reported that the Sri Lanka Navy Ensign had
replaced the White Ensign at Dondra Lighthouse. The details seem unlikely. The
replaced flag was probably the British Blue Ensign of the Board of Trade, which
at that time was operating the lights installed by the Ceylon and Minicoy
Imperial Lighthouse Service. I don't know when the Board of Trade took over the
Lighthouse Service in Ceylon (before 1916), nor whether there is a special flag
for Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force.
1937- 1946. Blue Ensign, British canton, Ceylon badge.
Jack. Same, one size smaller.
Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
1943 - 1946. British White Ensign.
Jack. Blue Ensign, British canton, Ceylon badge.
Royal Ceylon Navy.
1950 - 1953. British White Ensign.
Jack. Kandyan Lion (without green and saffron bands). 1953 - 1956. British White
Ensign.
Jack. National Flag with green and saffron bands. 1956 - 1972. Ceylon Naval
Ensign with St George's cross.
Jack. National Flag.
Sri Lanka Navy.
1972 - Sri Lanka Naval Ensign (without St George's cross).
Jack. National Flag.
David Prothero, 1 February 2003