Lillian Ngoyi (patrol vessel)
 South African environmental patrol vessel Ruth First, second of the three vessels in the Lillian Ngoyi class | |
| Career (South Africa) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lillian Ngoyi |
| Namesake: | Lillian Ngoyi |
| Operator: | Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries[1] |
| Builder: | Farocean Marine, Cape Town |
| Laid down: | February 2003 |
| Launched: | 27 September 2004 |
| In service: | 16 November 2004 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Lillian Ngoyi-class environmental inshore patrol vessels |
| Type: | Damen Stan 4207 vessel |
| Length: | 46.8 m (153 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 8.11 m (26 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 2,720 kW (3,648 hp) MTU 16V 4000 diesel engines 1 × 75 kW (101 hp) bow thruster |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
| Complement: | 13 + 2 fishery conservation officers |
Lillian Ngoyi is the lead vessel in the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries's[1] Lillian Ngoyi-class inshore patrol vessels.[3][4][2] She was built in South Africa by Farocean Marine based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 design.
Within months of her commissioning the South African government was reporting successful anti-poaching operations.[5]
Like her sister ships, Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge she is named in honor of an anti-apartheid heroine — Lillian Ngoyi.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vessels patrolling from Simonstown: DAFF, DEA, DWA, and the Navy on latest developments; fishing rights: DAFF briefing – discussion postponed | Parliamentary Monitoring Group | Parliament of South Africa monitored". Pmg.org.za. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Engelbrecht, Leon (9 February 2010). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
In addition to the fishery protection duties, the Lilian Ngoyi-class environmental inshore patrol vessels vessels are equipped to conduct oil spill countermeasure operations. The vessel is further equipped for Search-and-Rescue work, fire fighting and limited towing duties. All three ships will be certified for operations up to 200 nautical miles from the shore.
mirror - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Davies, Richard (16 November 2004). "SA christens first new environmental vessel". Independent Online. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
A sprinkling of holy water and a spray of champagne marked the naming of the first of South Africa's four new environmental protection vessels, the Lilian Ngoyi, in Cape Town harbour on Tuesday.
mirror - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SA's marine protection vessels". SAinfo. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
Lilian Ngoyi rose to prominence during the defiance campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s. She was one of the leaders of the 20 000-women march to the Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against the pass laws.
mirror - ↑ Louw, JP (7 February 2005). "Poachers nabbed by new patrol craft Lilian Ngoyi". Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
The preventative policing strategy employed by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism's environmental protection vessel, the Lilian Ngoyi, yielded results again this weekend as nine alleged poachers were arrested and 1500 abalone, a vehicle and rubber duck seized on Saturday, 5 February 2005.
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