HMS ''Gamunu'' was a

shore establishment A stone frigate is a naval establishment on land. "Stone frigate" is an informal term that has its origin in Britain's Royal Navy after its use of Diamond Rock, an island off Martinique, as a 'sloop of war' to harass the French in 1803–04. ...

of the

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in Ceylon. With the

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taking over the

Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force The Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force (SLVNF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The SLVNF, which consists of the volunteer force and the volunteer reserve is separate from the Regular Naval Force, which consists of th ...

in 1942, its headquarters at Kochchikade was commissioned as HMS ''Gamunu''. The headquarters of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force established in a purpose built building east side of the Port Commission Railway lines, in Kochchikade. Built at a cost of Rs 28,000, it provided office accommodation for the Commanding Officer, Staff Officers and Paymaster, messes and an armoury. It had a small parade ground and a 12 pound gun. The facilities were expanded in during

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and remained Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Force headquarters after it was transferred back to the Government of Ceylon at the end of the war. It remained headquarters of the Volunteer Naval Force following the formation of the

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in 1950, until it was handed over to the Ports Authority.

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