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MARITIME FIGHTING POWER
tigers in brown, green and even in blue waters with the effective support
of other branch naval personnel onboard. It would not be wrong to say
that after the Falkland War in 1982, after a period of 25 years, it was
the officers and sailors of SLN that fought a battle at sea approximately
1835nm (3400km) away from home.

Engineering Branch

SLN has a professional team of expertise in Marine, Mechanical, Hull
Repair (Shipwright), Automobile Engineers and sailors which comprise
the Engineering branch whose primary role is to maintain/upkeep of a
varied and increasing fleet of modern ships/ craft while ensuring the
technical seaworthiness of the fleet. Basically, the focus of this branch
is to keep the fleet at sea. Further, they are involved in design and
construction of naval ships/craft. This branch also maintains slipways,
most machinery and vehicles in SLN. In addition, operators of naval
vehicles including heavy machinery are also assigned to this branch. The
cradle of the Engineering branch is the Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee.

Logistics Branch

A sound logistics support is one of the key elements of any professional
Navy. No war can be fought without an effective logistic support. Logistics
sustain the required tempo of operations. It is the logistics branch that
provides a silent service to execute battle design and takes care of logistic
support of SLN. It is involved in planning, forecasting and execution of
the budget, supply chain management, information technology and
inventory management of fuel, spare parts and other items required
for day to day running of ships and establishments. In addition, logistics
branch is entrusted with meeting the food and clothing requirements of
the naval personnel, which play a crucial role in maintaining their morale.
Applied correctly, logistic support can produce a force multiplying effect
out of all proportion to the scale of resources involved.
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Branch

A warship is a mini-floating city with an integral power generation
system, complex communication equipment, various electronic and

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