Built by Fred Nicolls, Durban. Attached to SAS Donkin. Renamed Venture. after sale to private owner.

Throngs of smiling crowds lined the quayside of Naval Base Simon’s Town this past weekend, enjoying the annual SA Navy Festival. Behind the scenes, however, the Navy was anxiously treading water, keeping their ships functional and operational.

Tug, SAS De Neys, 1969-2015 Decommissioned

Open Bridge, Ton-class minesweeper (Ex-British), SAS Kaapstad, after modernisation, converted to patrol vessel, mid 1970s.

Weger class destroyer, SAS Jan van Riebeek (D-278) 1950 - 1980

1959-1989 - Ton-class minesweeper, SAS Mosselbaai (M1213)

Deployed as minesweeper until Feb 1940 and converted to Anti-submarine trawler April 1940. 252 t whaler.

17 August 1942

1958-1995 - Ton-class minesweeper, SAS East London (M1215)

27 June 1942

French naval defence company DCNS on March 16 delivered the FREMM frigate Languedoc to the French Navy. Languedoc is the fifth FREMM frigate to be built by DCNS and the third intended for the French Navy. The ship was officially accepted by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), an international organisation for the through-life management of cooperative defence […]