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HMSAS PIETERMARITZBURG - EX HMS HMS Pelorus

HMSAS Pietermaritzburg was later converted into a midshipman's training ship during the early 1960s. She served as a barracks shop from 1968 to 1991 when Pietermaritzburg was listed for disposal. The ship was scuttled as an artificial reef off the South African coast in 1994.

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South African Navy, Loch Class ASW Frigate SAS Transvaal (Ex HMS Ard) pictured c1948...Image courtesy of the South African Naval Museum.
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President Class Frigate SAS President Steyn pictured entering Portsmouth on October 1st 1971.
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Brian James wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 5:51 am President Class Frigate SAS President Steyn pictured entering Portsmouth on October 1st 1971.
Many thanks for the photo Brian. HMS Ulster is the Type 15 frigate in the foreground, which was in the 2nd Frigate (Portland Training) Squadron.

Jim
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My pleasure Jim...
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W Class Destroyer SAS Jan van Riebeeck (Ex HMS Wessex) pictured decommissioning in 1975.. Built at Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Shipyards, Govan. - Laid down: October 20th 1942 - Launched: September 2nd 1943 - Completed: 11 May 1944 - Commissioned into SAN: March 29th 1950 - Converted to a fast helicopter carrying Anti-Submarine Escort 1962-1964 - Paid off into reserve 1975. Expended as a missile target March 25th 1980...Image courtesy of the South African Naval Museum.
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The first of three new locally built multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) built under Project Biro was handed over to the South African Navy (SAN) on Wednesday May 18th in Simons Town. The delivery of P1571 (future SAS King Sekhukhune I) heralds a new era for both the local shipbuilding industry and the South African Navy.
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Loch Class Frigate SAS Transvaal (Ex HMS Loch Ard) pictured during the opening of the Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock at East London, South Africa on March 3rd 1947.
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South Africa risks backlash for Russian naval exercises, but its history with Moscow runs deep

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/19/afri ... index.html - LFT
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Three dead, five rescued in SA Navy submarine disaster off Kommetjie, Cape Town

The accident came after a weekend of high winds and rough seas and a South African Weather Service warning of damaging waves in Cape Town on Wednesday.
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