List of active South African Navy ships

List of active ships of the South African Navy.

Submarines
Main article: Heroine-class submarine
SAS Charlotte Maxexe (S102) and SAS Queen Modjadji (S103) accompanies Los Angeles-class submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751), into False Bay in Simon's Town, South Africa, 2009.
Class Name Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
Heroine SAS Manthatisi (S101) S101 7 April 2006[1][2] 1,454 tonnes  Germany Built by Howaldtswerke at Kiel. Launched in June 2004. Named after the female warrior chief of the Batlokwa tribe.[3]
Heroine SAS Charlotte Maxeke (S102) S102 14 March 2007[4] 1,454 tonnes  Germany Built by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden. Launched in May 2005. Charlotte Maxeke is named after the female political activist who campaigned for equality in the early 20th century.[3]
Heroine SAS Queen Modjadji (S103) S103 May 2008 1,454 tonnes  Germany Built by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden. Launched in May 2006. Named after the South African rain queen.[3]

Frigates
Main article: Valour-class frigate
SAS Spioenkop during Exercise IBSAMAR V, 2019
Class Name Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
Valour SAS Amatola (F145) F145 2005 3,759 tonnes  Germany Built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg. Launched in June 2002. Named after the location of the battles between the Xhosa people and Britain in the Amatola mountain range
Valour SAS Isandlwana (F146) F146 2006 3,759 tonnes  Germany Built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel. Launched in December 2002.

Named for the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu forces.

Valour SAS Spioenkop (F147) F147 2007 3,759 tonnes  Germany Built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg. Launched in August 2003. Named for the Battle of Spion Kop between British and Afrikaner forces.
Valour SAS Mendi (F148) F148 2007 3,759 tonnes  Germany Built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel. Launched in October 2003. Named for the SS Mendi, a ship that sunk carrying members of the 5th Battalion, South African Native Labour Corps in 1917.

Offshore Patrol Vessel
Main article: Warrior class strike craft
Class Name Previous Names Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
Warrior SAS Isaac Dyobha SAS Frans Erasmus P1565 16 Mar 1979[5] 450 tonnes  Israel /  South Africa Named for former National Party cabinet minister Frans Erasmus; renamed after the Reverend Isaac Dyobha, a chaplain in the SA Native Labour Corps who died in the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1917.[6] Built by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa. Previously decommissioned, was refurbished by SA Shipyards and recommissioned as Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) between 2012 and 2014.
Warrior SAS Makhanda SAS Magnus Malan P1569 4 July 1986[7] 450 tonnes  Israel /  South Africa Named after National Party politician and Chief of the South African Defense Force Magnus Malan; renamed after the Xhosa warrior Makhanda. Built by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa. Previously decommissioned, was refurbished by SA Shipyards and recommissioned as Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) between 2012 and 2014.

Inshore Patrol Vessels
A Namacurra class harbour patrol boat in 2007
Class Name Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
T-Craft SAS Tobie P1552 1992 37 tonnes  South Africa Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
T-Craft SAS Tern P1553 1996 37 tonnes  South Africa Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
T-Craft SAS Tekwane P1554 1996 37 tonnes  South Africa Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town. Named for Tekwane, South Africa

Harbour patrol boats
Class Name Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
Namacurra 26 boats[8] 1981–1982 4 tonnes  South Africa Built in South Africa by Tornado Products in 1980–81.[9]
Y1520 transferred to Malawi on 29 October 1988[10]
Two transferred to Namibia in 2002.[10]
Two transferred to Mozambique in September 2004.[11]
Y1506 lost at sea off Port Elizabeth.[9]

Mine Counter Measures Vessels
SAS Umzimkulu
Main article: River-class minesweeper
Class Name Previous Names Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
River SAS Umkomaas RV Navors I M1499 1981 390 tonnes  Germany /  South Africa Built by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany. Named after the river Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal.

Previously designated Research Vessels to evade UN sanctions, only admitted to being military ships in 1988. Believed to have lost mine-hunting capability, however they still maintain a decompression chamber for operational diving. Now employed on general coastal patrol duties.

River SAS Umzimkulu RV Navors III M1142 1981 390 tonnes  Germany /  South Africa Built by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa. Named after Umzimkulu River.

Previously designated Research Vessels to evade UN sanctions, only admitted to being military ships in 1988. Believed to have lost mine-hunting capability, however they still maintain a decompression chamber for operational diving. Now employed on general coastal patrol duties.

Auxiliary vessels
Class Name Pennant Commissioned Displacement Origin Notes
AOR SAS Drakensberg A301 11 November 1987 12,500 tonnes  South Africa Fleet Replenishment Ship (AOR). Built by Sandock Austral, Durban. Carries at least one Atlas Oryx helicopter.[12] Is the largest and most sophisticated vessel to be constructed in South Africa. Carries two rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIB) for small-craft duties, as well as two Delta-80 LCUs for limited amphibious use.
Hecla SAS Protea (A324) A324 1972 2,750 tonnes  United Kingdom Specialist Hydrographic Survey Vessel. Built by Yarrow & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. Launched 1971. Has a helideck and a hangar for a light helicopter.

Tugs
Class Name Previous Names Pennant Commissioned Origin Notes
Harbour Tug SAS Umalusi Golden Energy 1998  Singapore Completed in 1995 by Jaya Holding Ltd. Acquired from Taikong Trading Company in January 1997[13]
Damen Stan Tug 2006 Harbour Tug ZTRF Indlovu 2006  South Africa Built by Farocean Marine to a design from Dutch firm Damen Group—the vessels have special bows for handling the Navy's submarines.[14]
Damen Stan Tug 2006 Harbour Tug ZTTS Tschukundu 2006  South Africa Built by Farocean Marine to a design from Dutch firm Damen Group—the vessels have special bows for handling the Navy's submarines.[14]
Damen ATD 2909 Coastal Imvubu (Hippo in Zulu) 2015  South Africa Build by Damen Shipyard Cape Town, based on proven Royal Navy Design - SERCO[15]
Damen ATD2909 Coastal Tug Inyathi 2016  South Africa Build by Damen Shipyard Cape Town, based on proven Royal Navy Design - SERCO

See also

References
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  2. "S-101 Commissioned" (Press release). South African Navy. 3 November 2005. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  3. "NavalTechnology.com". SSK Manthatisi Class (Type 209/1400) Attack Submarine, South Africa. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. "South African Navy Commissions Charlotte Maxeke". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  5. "Patrol Forces". Navy.mil.za. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. "THE HISTORY OF THE SAS ISAAC DYOBHA". South African Navy website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  7. "End of the road for SAS Adam Kok". defenceWeb. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. "Patrol Forces". navy.mil.za. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. "DefenceWeb". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  10. "SA Navy Website". Role of the SA Navy. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  11. "France Diplomatie". Canal de Moçambique : Apoio a formação de marinheiros moçambicanos e a manutenção das lanchas Namacurra. French Government. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  12. "Auxiliary Equipment". navy.mil.za. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. "South African Navy". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  14. "Recent deliveries" (PDF). Damen Group. 2006. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011. Two Damen Stan Tugs 2006, further developed in close cooperation with Farocean Marine, will be used in Simon’s Town harbour to fulfill their role as multi purpose workboats for the South African Navy. These vessels have a specially designed bow in order to assist the submarines when they touch base.
  15. Makuleni, S; Skommere, Palesa. "The arrival of the new Tug IMVUBU". SA Navy. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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