List of active South African Navy ships

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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.

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Submarine fleet

ClassImageTypeBoats No. Comm. DisplacementBaseNotes
Submarines (3 in service)
Heroine class SAS Queen Modjadji.jpg Diesel-electric attack submarine SAS Manthatisi S1012006 [1] [2] 1,654 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Howaldtswerke at Kiel. Launched in June 2004. [3]
SAS Charlotte Maxeke S1022007 [4] 1,654 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden. Launched in May 2005. [5]
SAS Queen Modjadji S10320081,654 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden. Launched in May 2006. [6]

Surface fleet

ClassImageTypeShips No. Comm. DisplacementBaseNotes
Frigates (4 in service)
Valour class South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola (F 145).jpg Multi-purpose stealth guided-missile frigate SAS Amatola F14520053,759 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg. Launched in June 2002.
SAS Isandlwana F14620063,759 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel. Launched in December 2002.
SAS Spioenkop F14720073,759 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg. Launched in August 2003.
SAS Mendi F14820073,759 tonnes Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel. Launched in October 2003.
Patrol vessels (33 in service)
Warrior class strike craft Sa'ar 4 (10642450975).jpg Offshore patrol vessel SAS Makhanda P15691986 [7] 450 tonnes Naval Base Durban Built by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa.
Warrior class SAS King Sekhukhune I underway off Simonstown.jpg Multi-role patrol vessel SAS King Sekhukhune I P157120221,031 tonnes Naval Base Durban Built by Damen shipyards in Cape Town. [8]
SAS King Shaka Zulu P15722023-
SAS Adam Kok P15732024-
T class Nachshol752.jpg Inshore patrol vessel SAS Tobie P1552199237 tonnes-Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
SAS Tern P1553199637 tonnes-Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
SAS Tekwane P1554199637 tonnes-Built by T-Craft International in Cape Town.
Namacurra class Namacurra harbour patrol boat.jpg Harbour patrol boats 26 boats-1981-19824 tonnes-Built in South Africa by Tornado Products in 1980–81.
Mine countermeasures (2 in service)
River class SAS Umzimkulu.jpg Minesweeper / patrol vessel SAS Umkomaas M14991981390 tonnes-Built by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany. Named after the river Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal.
SAS Umzimkulu M11421981390 tonnes-Built by Sandock-Austral, Durban, South Africa. Named after Umzimkulu River.

Auxiliary fleet

ClassImageTypeShips No. Comm. DisplacementBaseNotes
Replenishment (1 in service)
AOR SAS Drakensberg A301 b.jpg Fleet replenishment ship SAS Drakensberg A301198712,500 tonnes-Fleet Replenishment Ship (AOR). Built by Sandock Austral, Durban. Is the largest and most sophisticated vessel to be constructed in South Africa.
Miscellaneous (1 in service)
Hecla class SAS Protea.jpg Hydrographic survey vessel SAS Protea A32419722,750 tonnes-Specialist Hydrographic Survey Vessel. Built by Yarrow & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. Launched 1971. Replacement under construction. [9]
Tugboats (5 in service)
Tug SAS Umalusi ---Completed in 1995 by Jaya Holding Ltd. Acquired from Taikong Trading Company in January 1997 [10]
Damen Stan Tug 2006 Tug Indlovu -2006- Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Farocean Marine to a design from Dutch firm Damen Group—the vessels have special bows for handling the Navy's submarines. [11]
Tug Tschukundu -2006- Naval Base Simon's Town Built by Farocean Marine to a design from Dutch firm Damen Group—the vessels have special bows for handling the Navy's submarines. [11]
Damen ATD 2909 Coastal SA Navy Tug Ndlovu.JPG Tug Imvubu-2015--Built by Damen Shipyard Cape Town, based on proven Royal Navy Design - SERCO [12]
Inyathi-2016--Built by Damen Shipyard Cape Town, based on proven Royal Navy Design - SERCO [13]

See also

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