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World Hydrography Day celebrations are coming to East London this weekend!
SAS AMATOLA, SAS KING SHAKA ZULU and SAS ADAM KOK III of the SA Navy will be open to the public on Sat 21 June and Sun 22 June. SA Navy Band will perform at the Guild Theatre on Sunday.
#SANavy #SANDF
The only submarine museum in Africa has reopened. I wasn't aware, until reading this, that SA had an intervention (though covert as it was) in Portugal's "Guerra do Ultramar" (Overseas War) in the 1970s.
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I was interviewed on Cape Talk this afternoon, discussing the importance of the Armscor Naval Dockyard to the #SANavy and the impact of the budget deficit on naval maintenance and operations.
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𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹!
4-6 October 2024, in the East Dockyard in Simon’s Town.
Apart from #SANavy ships and displays, there will also be a frigate from China (PLAN) and a frigate and auxiliary replenishment oiler from Russia (RN).
Valour-class frigate SAS Amatola (F145) of the #SANavy observed this morning from Hondeklip Bay on the West Coast.
Retired SAS Assegaai (S99) of the #SANavy has arrived at her new home at Cole Point, outside Simon's Town Naval Base (Cape Town) today!
Standby, S99 Submarine Museum is surfacing soon.
Bravo Zulu to the entire team. 👏
The #SANavy is celebrating World Hydrographic Day at Table Bay Harbour (Cape Town) today with lectures and ship tours for invited guests.
Frigate SAS Amatola and MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu are in attendance.
Tomorrow (Fri 21 June) the #SANavy is celebrating World Hydrographic Day at Table Bay Harbour (Cape Town) with lectures and ship tour for invited guests.
So far, frigate SAS Amatola and MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu have arrived.
#SANDF #SouthAfrica #Navy
SAS Isandlwana off Gansbaai in April.
#SANavy frigate SAS Isandlwana (F146), seen off Gansbaai near the southern-most tip of Africa in April, is now in Durban. Still without armament, there is a good chance she is going to SA Shipyards for a much-delayed midlife upgrade.
Limited funds = only essential work.
#SANDF
However, instead of patrolling our maritime border, the #SANavy has deemed it important that frigate SAS Amatola be speedily made seaworthy for a trip to Russia in July and replenishment vessel SAS Drakensberg to sail to Cuba later in the year.
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Just another R350k req to commence the move!
Any donation (small or large) is graciously accepted to complete this project!
Contact the Naval Heritage Trust (assegaai@navalheritagetrust.co.za) or via myself for further details.
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Wow!
Chief of the #SANavy, V Adm Lobese, made some startling and totally unexpected announcements yesterday!
From international voyages and training, to logistics and future acquisitions.
So what is the future for the Navy this year?
A 🧵on the highlights.
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The RoyalNavy is to report ‘Readiness Days’ over ‘Sea Days’ data. This encompass the days when ships are available & delivering operational impact, irrespective of whether they are at sea or docked.
The #SANavy still reports no of hours spent at sea. Is there a difference?
A thread.
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