Tag: SAS Nelson Mandela
SANHO/UK Hydrographic Office collaborate to boost navigation safety
South Africa and the United Kingdom, via the hydrographic offices of their respective navies, furthered a longstanding relationship with the signing of an implementation...
“Tripartite engagements” will see new Navy hydrographic vessel completed
Armscor, according to Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga, has initiated “tripartite engagements to arrest further decline” in completing the build of the...
November is OTE month for SAS King Adam Kok III
Service entry is approaching for the South African Navy’s third and final multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV), with operational testing and evaluation (OTE) scheduled...
New SAN hydrographic vessel “on track”
SAS Nelson Mandela (A187), the new SA Navy (SAN) hydrographic survey vessel (HSV), is “on track” with hull construction complete.
She is the major component...
New Navy hydrographic vessel to be named SAS Nelson Mandela
The replacement for long-serving hydrographic survey vessel (HSV) SAS Protea (A324) has a ship’s name to go with her pennant number A187.
When she is...