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Naval ensign of South Africa. 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.
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 ] In 2005, she was purchased by De Beers, and ...
Built in 1930 as whale catcher Gun 9 by Kaldnes mek. Verksted, Tønsberg for Hvalfanger A/S Africa (Bjarne Gundersen), Sandefjord. In 1933, vessel was sold to Irvin & Johnson (South Africa) Ltd, Cape Town and again sold in 1935 to Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Co. Ltd (Irvin & Johnson (South Africa) Ltd, Cape Town.
Paramount Group is a Global Aerospace & Defence group of companies operating in the global defence, internal security and peacekeeping industries. Established in South Africa in 1994, it offers a range of military aircraft, armoured vehicles, maritime systems, equipment and training to governments. Since 2006, Paramount Group has been expanding ...
BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships (2008–present) [34] Isle of Wight. East Cowes. J Samuel White (1700s–1963) Wight Shipyard; Kent. Northfleet Shipyard (1788–1816) London. Chiswick: Thornycroft (1866–1908) Leamouth: Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company (1837–1912) Rotherhithe: The Pageants (1700s) [40] London and Glasgow ...
I. SAS Isaac Dyobha. Categories: Ships of South Africa. Ships by country of construction. Economy of South Africa. Goods manufactured in South Africa. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
HMSAS Parktown was a minesweeping whaler of the South African Naval Services that was sunk during the Second World War. She was built as the whaler Southern Sky for the Southern Whaling and Sealing Company in 1929 and sold in 1936 to the Union Whaling Company, acquiring the new name Sidney Smith. She was requisitioned on 8 August 1940 as HMSAS ...
SS Waratah was a passenger and cargo steamship built in 1908 for the Blue Anchor Line to operate between Europe and Australia. In July 1909, on only her second voyage, the ship, en route from Durban to Cape Town along the coast of what is present-day South Africa, disappeared with 211 passengers and crew aboard.