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SAS Makhanda (formerly SAS Magnus Malan) is a Warrior-class strike craft of the South African Navy, currently configured as an Offshore Patrol Vessel.. She was commissioned in 1986 and originally named SAS Magnus Malan for South African Party minister of defence Magnus Malan, she was renamed on 1 April 1997. [1]
Harbour patrol boats: 26 boats - 1981-1982 4 tonnes - Built in South Africa by Tornado Products in 1980–81. Mine countermeasures (2 in service) River class: Minesweeper / patrol vessel: SAS Umkomaas: M1499 1981 390 tonnes - Built by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany. Named after the river Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal. SAS Umzimkulu: M1142 1981 390 tonnes -
The Warrior-class is based upon the highly successful Damen Stan Patrol 6211 and is designed with the patented Sea Axe Hull - the first to operate in South Africa. The straight-edged bow will improve safety and comfort when operating in the rough seas found off South Africa, as well as significantly reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
The Warrior-class strike craft (ex Minister class) are in service with the South African Navy, with the design being a modified Sa'ar 4 ()-class fast attack craft. [1] The class was initially known as the Minister class as all the boats were named after South African Ministers of Defence, before being renamed Warrior-class after 1994.
Purchased by Union Government of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa after the war (1945). Sold to Union Whaling Co. Ltd (A. E. Larsen) Durban, South Africa in 1948 and renamed MV Egeland. Broken up in 1959. [23] Converted to LL minesweeper in Hafia. Went into service in Mediterranean April 1942. Returned to Durban October 1945. 280 t whaler [25]
33 patrol boats were built in South Africa between 1980 and 1981 for service with the South African Navy.They were initially numbered beginning with Y 1500, but they were later renamed in South African service beginning keeping only the final two digits of their initial names, beginning with Y 02.
The T Craft-class patrol vessels are a class of inshore patrol boat currently in service with the South African Navy. Comprising three vessels, the class was constructed in South Africa and entered service in 1992. Known just as T craft or by their pennant numbers until 2003 when the vessels received new names.
The Mafuta is a diamond-mining ship owned and operated by De Beers in the western coast of South Africa. [11] Built in 1983 as Dock Express 20 for Dock Express Shipping (later Dockwise), the semisubmersible, multirole, heavy-lift vessel was converted to the world's largest cable layer in 1993. [9]