Accordingly, the 534th unit of that kind was ceremonially declared open by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the famous vedda village of Dambana in Badulla on 24th November 2018.
Chief of the indigenous community, Wishwa Keerthi Wanaspathi Uruwarige Wannila Aththo, Commander Southeastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ruwan Perera, Director Naval (Research and Development) Captain Lasith Gunasekara, Commanding Officer SLNS Mahanaga, Captain Nishantha Ranaweera and a large number of indigenous people were present on this occasion.