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SAS Spioenkop arrives back in Simons Town

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The South African Navy’s Valour class frigate SAS Spioenkop (F147) has returned to her port in Naval Base Simon’s Town after a months-long deployment...

Mozambique duty for SAS Spioenkop

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A South African Navy (SAN) Valour Class frigate with a Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) element aboard is doing duty in Mozambican waters as the...

Frigate weapons alignment

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Part of SA Navy (SAN) frigate maintenance is weapons alignment with a scheduled session recently successfully completed by the weapons section of the Armscor...

Rigging sought to remove port engines from two Valour Class frigates

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SAS Mendi, the second Valour Class frigate to be taken into service by the SA Navy, is currently berthed in Simon's town...

Spioenkop repairs underway with sea acceptance trials coming next month

SAS Spioenkop suffered "a major mechanical defect" while deployed in the Mozambique Channel in August, with indications that repairs are progressing and...

Navy OPV to take up Op Copper duties later this month

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) anti-piracy tasking in the Mozambique Channel has been totally reliant on intelligence for more than a...

Spioenkop “limping” back to Durban

SAS Spioenkop (F147), the Valour Class frigate tasked to be next on station for the counter-piracy Operation Copper last month, is on...

SAS Spioenkop due back in South Africa tomorrow after India trip

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The South African Navy (SAN) frigate SAS Spioenkop is due to arrive in Simon's Town harbour on Thursday after a ten week...

Spioenkop sailing back to SA after Ex Ibsamar V

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The Valour class frigate SAS Spioenkop is making her way back to South Africa after participating in Exercise Ibsamar V in India,...

Busy training schedule for Spioenkop en route to India

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Captain Mike Boucher has made full use of his extended time at sea aboard the SAS Spioenkop to keep the ship's company...

SAS Spioenkop steaming to Sri Lanka after porting in Mauritius

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The first part of SAS Spioenkop's passage to India has been successfully completed and the Valour Class frigate is now headed to...

SAS Spioenkop departs for India

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After months of preparation, the SA Navy Valour Class frigate, SAS Spioenkop (F147), has set sail on a 9 000 km (4...

SA Navy taking a Super Lynx to India

When SAS Spioenkop (F147) steams out of Simon's Town later this month en route to India she will have a Super Lynx...

SAS Spioenkop going to India for International Fleet Review

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The Valour Class frigate, SAS Spioenkop (F147), has been confirmed as the SA Navy's representative for next February's International Fleet Review in...

SAS Spioenkop to head South African component of Ex Good Hope

With the start of the sixth Exercise Good Hope looming ever larger it appears the South African Navy will have two platforms...

Exercise Ibsamar underway

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The tri-nation naval exercise Ibsamar is now in full swing following a week's preparation and briefings in Simon's Town. With the exception of...

Four SAN platforms allocated to tri-nation naval exercise

The business part of the tri-nation naval exercise Ibsamar IV is set to start on October 27 when the fleet moves into...

SAS Spioenkop returns from Operation Copper

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The SA Navy frigate SAS Spioenkop has completed a successful five month deployment on Operation Copper, South Africa's anti-piracy mission in the...

Spioenkop back on station in the Mozambique Channel

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"Last out, first back" is an apt way to describe the current and immediate preceding task of the Navy's Valour Class frigate...

Spioenkop on Operation Copper duty

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Just on a month after returning from a six week long West Africa voyage, the South African Navy's frigate SAS Spioenkop took...

Spioenkop home after flying for flag for six weeks

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The South African Navy frigate SAS Spioenkop ported in Simon's town earlier today, ending a six week voyage that took in six...

Navy shows the flag on West Coast patrol

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The South African Navy frigate SAS Spioenkop departed Simon's Town Wednesday morning on a patrol along the west coast of Africa, destined...