Talk:South African Navy
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There was never a Union of South Africa Defence Force. There was a Union Defence Force (UDF) between 1912 and 1958, when it was renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.43.55.44 (talk • contribs).
- Fixed. Impi
[edit] City class Training ships
Anyone knows when did these 6 ex-German minesweepers were acquired. (4 are used as training ships and 2 for spare parts). Are they still in commission
City-class Minesweepers (Lindau-class, Type 351 Troika)
- SAS Kapa, M1123 (FDS Düren, M1079)
- SAS Mangaung, M1222 (FDS Paderborn, M1076)
- SAS Thekwini, M1125 (FDS Wolfsburg, M1082)
- SAS Tshwane, M1073 (FDS Schleswig, M1073)
- (FDS Konstanz, M1081)
- (FDS Ulm, M1083)
--Jcw69 10:21, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
- All six of the ships arrived in Simonstown on 9 March 2001, and the first two (SAS Kapa and SAS Thekwini) were commissioned on the 5th September of that year. So far as I can tell, these were the only minesweepers of this class to be commissioned. In March this year, SAS Thekwini was observed in storage at Simonstown (though it was operational in November 2004 when it formed part of SAS Mendi's escort). SAS Kapa is still operating, and was most recently seen at the Knysna Oyster Festival last month. Impi 12:10, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
