List of active South African Navy ships explained

This is a list of active South African Navy ships. As of 2023, there are approximately 49 ships in commission including: 4 frigates, 3 submarines, 2 minesweepers, 1 replenishment vessel, 1 survey vessel, 5 tugboats and 33 patrol vessels.

Submarine fleet

ClassImageTypeBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement BaseNotes
Submarines (3 in service)
Heroine classDiesel-electric attack submarineSAS ManthatisiS1012006[1] [2] 1,654 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Howaldtswerke at Kiel. Launched in June 2004.[3]
SAS Charlotte MaxekeS1022007[4] 1,654 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden. Launched in May 2005.[5]
SAS Queen ModjadjiS10320081,654 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden. Launched in May 2006.[6]

Surface fleet

ClassImageTypeShipsNo.Comm.Displacement BaseNotes
Frigates (4 in service)
Valour classMulti-purpose stealth guided-missile frigateSAS AmatolaF14520053,759 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg. Launched in June 2002.
SAS IsandlwanaF14620063,759 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Howaldtswerke in Kiel. Launched in December 2002.
SAS SpioenkopF14720073,759 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg. Launched in August 2003.
SAS MendiF14820073,759 tonnesNaval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Howaldtswerke in Kiel. Launched in October 2003.
Patrol vessels (33 in service)
Warrior class strike craftOffshore patrol vesselSAS MakhandaP15691986[7] 450 tonnesNaval Base DurbanBuilt by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa.
Warrior classMulti-role patrol vesselSAS King Sekhukhune IP157120221,031 tonnesNaval Base DurbanBuilt by Damen shipyards in Cape Town.[8]
SAS King Shaka ZuluP15722023-
SAS Adam KokP15732024-
T classInshore patrol vesselSAS TobieP1552199237 tonnes-Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
SAS TernP1553199637 tonnes-Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
SAS TekwaneP1554199637 tonnes-Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
Namacurra classHarbour patrol boats26 boats-1981-19824 tonnes-Built in South Africa by Tornado Products in 1980–81.
Mine countermeasures (2 in service)
River classMinesweeper / patrol vesselSAS UmkomaasM14991981390 tonnes-Built by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany. Named after the river Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal.
SAS UmzimkuluM11421981390 tonnes-Built by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa. Named after Umzimkulu River.

Auxiliary fleet

ClassImageTypeShipsNo.Comm.Displacement BaseNotes
Replenishment (1 in service)
AORFleet replenishment shipSAS DrakensbergA301 198712,500 tonnes-Fleet Replenishment Ship (AOR). Built by Sandock Austral, Durban. Is the largest and most sophisticated vessel to be constructed in South Africa.
Miscellaneous (1 in service)
Hecla classHydrographic survey vesselSAS ProteaA324 19722,750 tonnes-Specialist Hydrographic Survey Vessel. Built by Yarrow & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. Launched 1971. Replacement under construction.[9]
Tugboats (5 in service)
TugSAS Umalusi- --Completed in 1995 by Jaya Holding Ltd. Acquired from Taikong Trading Company in January 1997[10]
Damen Stan Tug 2006TugIndlovu-2006-Naval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Farocean Marine to a design from Dutch firm Damen Group—the vessels have special bows for handling the Navy's submarines.[11]
TugTschukundu-2006-Naval Base Simon's TownBuilt by Farocean Marine to a design from Dutch firm Damen Group—the vessels have special bows for handling the Navy's submarines.
Damen ATD 2909 CoastalTugImvubu-2015--Built by Damen Shipyard Cape Town, based on proven Royal Navy Design - SERCO[12]
Inyathi-2016--Built by Damen Shipyard Cape Town, based on proven Royal Navy Design - SERCO[13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Schmidt . Michael . Warrior queen arrives in Simon's Town . The Independent on Saturday . 2 . 2006-04-08 . 2006-04-08 .
  2. S-101 Commissioned. 2007-12-06. South African Navy. 3 November 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723033115/http://www.navy.mil.za/newnavy/submarines/sitreps/i051104_commission_S101/article.htm. 23 July 2011. live.
  3. Web site: SSK Manthatisi Class (Type 209/1400) Attack Submarine . 2023-02-23 . Naval Technology . en-US.
  4. Web site: South African Navy Commissions Charlotte Maxeke . 1 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229170112/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.25000292.1173992382.ZutPyn8AAAEAAFe5UzIAAAAG&manuel_call_prod=80197&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter . 29 February 2012 . live .
  5. Web site: SSK Manthatisi Class (Type 209/1400) Attack Submarine . 2023-02-23 . Naval Technology . en-US.
  6. Web site: SSK Manthatisi Class (Type 209/1400) Attack Submarine . 2023-02-23 . Naval Technology . en-US.
  7. Web site: Helfrich . Kim . 2022-01-24 . End of the road for SAS Adam Kok . 2023-02-23 . defenceWeb . en-ZA.
  8. Web site: 2024-02-28 . Third SA Navy MMIPV to be christened on Friday defenceWeb . 2024-02-28 . en-ZA.
  9. Web site: Martin . Guy . 2022-10-06 . Project Hotel survey vessel delivery delayed . 2023-02-23 . defenceWeb . en-ZA.
  10. Web site: 2010-06-05 . Tugs . 2023-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605133406/http://www.navy.mil.za/equipment/tugs.htm . 5 June 2010 .
  11. Web site: Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld - Damen . 2023-02-23 . www.damen.com . en.
  12. Web site: Martin . Guy . 2016-04-22 . Navy accepts new tugs into the fleet . 2023-02-23 . defenceWeb . en-ZA.
  13. Web site: Martin . Guy . 2016-04-22 . Navy accepts new tugs into the fleet . 2023-02-23 . defenceWeb . en-ZA.

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