sri Lanka Navy celebrates its 61st Anniversary yesterday. 09th December 2011. Celebrations, held in accordance with naval traditions, consist of religious and social functions conducted to coincide with the Navy Day, which falls on 09th December. Being a brave and successful maritime force observing the standard naval protocols and executing a tremendously vital role in safeguarding the maritime interests of the nation, Sri Lanka Navy played a pivotal role in ushering sustainable peace to the Motherland. The Navy traces its genesis as far back as the year 1937 when it began its voyage under the name of Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force (CNVF). Thereafter, it got absorbed into the Royal Navy after the World War II as the Ceylon Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (CRNVR), which eventually turned out to be the Royal Ceylon Navy on 09th December 1950. In 1972, with the introduction of the first republican constitution, the Royal Ceylon Navy took on its present name, Sri Lanka Navy.