south african navy

Wager class Destroyers (1950)

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Wager class Destroyers (1950) South African Navy (1950-80)SAS Jan Van Riebeeck (D278), SAS Simon Van Der Stel (D237) Wager class joins South African Navy: SAS Jan Van Riebeeck after conversion (C.Haycocks) On 29 March 1950, South Africa received its first destroyer HMSAS Jan van Riebeeck (former HMS Wessex), at the HM Dockyard in Simons’s Town, … Read more

President class Frigates (1962)

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President class Frigates (1962) South African Navy (1959-64) President Kruger, President Pretorius, President Steyn President Class: President Kruger (Courtesy of P.Dubois) Under the 1955 Simon’s Town Agreement, the South African Navy had to purchase modern anti-submarine frigates, coastal minesweepers and defence boats from Britain as part of the agreement to defend the sea routs around … Read more