Commander of the Navy declares open renovated junior sailors' married quarters at Welisara Naval Complex

The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera declared open the renovated junior sailor's married quarters at the Welisara Naval Complex on 06th July 2015. Mrs. Shalika Perera, the Commander Western Naval Area Rear Admiral Dayananda Nanayakkara, senior naval officers attached to the Naval Headquarters and the Western Naval Command, and members of the NSVU were also present on the occasion.

The junior sailors' married quarters date back to the British era. They were formerly known as the 'Magazine Quarters' as the occupants had been the personnel attached to the Explosive Magazine. Subsequently, SLN had taken them over for its Commercial Explosive Fire Arms Procurement Unit (CEFAP). All the quarters, which had been in a dilapidated state, have today been fully renovated by the civil engineering personnel of the Navy to provide accommodation for five naval families.