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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
image located by Esteban Rivera, 12 July 2009
Looking at this
List of Sri Lankan flags, on the subtopic of
Military Flags, one can see that there's a flag called
President's
Colour in use since 1972, "A defaced national flag of Sri Lanka with Coat of
arms of Sri Lanka".
"When Sri Lanka declared itself a republic in 1972 the
units that had a Queen's Colour retired them. These were replaced by the new
President's Colour, which was first awarded in 1972. The following colours have
been awarded:
Army
Regiments
- Sri
Lanka Light Infantry in 1978
- Gemunu Watch in
1980
- Gajaba Regiment in
2007
Establishments
- Army Training Centre in 1972, laid up 20 August
1992
- Sri Lanka Military Academy in 1997
Air Force
-
Sri Lanka Air
Force in 1976
- SLAF Regiment in
2009
Squadrons
- No. 1 Flying Training Wing in 2001
- No. 2 Heavy
Transport Squadron in 2009
- No. 4 (VIP) Helicopter Squadron in 2009
- No.
9 Attack Helicopter Squadron in 2009
- No. 10 Fighter Squadron in 2009
Stations
- SLAF Katunayake in 2001
Navy
- Naval and Maritime
Academy in 2000
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_flags#Military_Flags
Esteban Rivera, 12 July 2009
