Naval vessel P-626, the Ex-United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) ‘Sherman’ taken over by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) from the US government, arrived at the port of Colombo today (May 12).
By Asiri Fernando
Naval vessel P-626, the Ex-United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) ‘Sherman’ taken over by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) from the US government, arrived at the port of Colombo today (May 12).
The vessel, a gift from US to Sri Lanka, arrived at the Colombo Port at around 10 am this morning, according to Sri Lanka Navy. P-626 was welcomed in accordance with naval traditions at the harbour premises. The ship is commanded by Captain (ND) Rohitha Abeysinghe and its crew is comprised of 22 officers and 111 sailors.
Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne and Director General Operations, Rear Admiral Niraja Attygalle, senior navy officers and officials of the government were present at the occasion.
The ship is scheduled to receive its auspicious commissioning from the President Maithripala Sirisena in near future.
The Navy officially took over the Ex-USCG ‘Sherman’ in a ceremony held at Honolulu, Hawaii, US on August 27 last year.
Ex-USCGC ‘Sherman’ is a 115m long ship equipped with state of the art weapons and machinery. Once the ship being joined the SLN fleet, she will take the place as the largest platform to be held by the SLN.
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