SAS Makhanda
| History | |
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 South Africa
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| Name: | SAS Makhanda |
| Namesake: | named for the Xhosa warrior Makhanda |
| Operator: | South African Navy |
| Builder: | Sandock Austral, Durban |
| Commissioned: | 4 July 1986 |
| Homeport: | Naval Base Durban |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Warrior class strike craft |
| Type: | Missile boat |
| Displacement: | 415 tons (450 tons full loaded) |
| Length: | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.62 m (25.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 MTU 16V 538 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 12,800 hp (9,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range: |
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| Complement: | 45 officers and crewmen |
SAS Makhanda is a Warrior-class strike craft of the South African Navy, currently configured as an Offshore Patrol Vessel.
She was commissioned in 1986 and originally named SAS Magnus Malan for South African Party minister of defence Magnus Malan, she was renamed on 1 April 1997.[1] She was converted in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role.[2]
The SAS Makhanda is currently employed with anti piracy patrols.[3]
References
- ↑ Wessels, Andre. "The South African Navy during the years of conflict in Southern Africa 1966-1989" (PDF). Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Revamped strike craft ready for counter-piracy duty". Defenceweb.co.za. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Rider, David (July 17, 2014). "SAS Makhanda on anti-piracy duty". Maritime Security Review. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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