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The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery protection, search and rescue, and upholding maritime law enforcement for the benefit of South Africa and its international partners.
Gqeberha is home to Prince Alfred's Guard (Air Assault). The Mthatha army base is home to the 14 South African Infantry Battalion (Motorised Infantry). Greenacres is home to the Regiment Piet Retief (Light Infantry). East London is home to the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles (Light Infantry). Bulembu King William's Town.
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A small dockyard facility was first established in Simon's Town by the Dutch East India Company in 1743. This was taken over by the British Royal Navy (RN) in the 1790s, under whom the facility was further developed over the following century and a half. A pair of handsome stone storehouses dating from the 1740s stand on the seafront where they ...
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Aviation facilities. 2 hangars. SAS Drakensberg (A301) is a fleet replenishment ship (AOR) of the South African Navy (SAN), with the primary role of assisting and supporting the SAN's combat vessels at sea. Built by the Sandock Austral Shipyards in Durban, [2] it is the largest and most sophisticated warship to have been built in South Africa.
Chief of the Navy [2] V Adm: Lambert Jackson Woodburne: Chief of the Navy: Nickname "Woody" [2] V Adm: Robert Simpson-Anderson: Chief of the Navy [2] V Adm: Johan Retief: Chief of the Navy [2] V Adm: Refiloe Johannes Mudimu: Chief of the Navy [2] V Adm: Samuel Hlongwane: Chief of the Navy: Nickname "Zeph" V Adm: Monde Lobese: Chief of the Navy ...
List of active South African Navy ships. 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.