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SAS Galeshewe was a Warrior-class strike craft of the South African Navy, configured as an Offshore Patrol Vessel before being decommissioned in 2020.[2]
History | |
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South Africa | |
Name | SAS Galeshewe |
Namesake | renamed for the Tlhaping tribe's chief Galeshewe |
Operator | South African Navy |
Builder | Sandock Austral, Durban |
Launched | 26 Mar 1982[1] |
Commissioned | 11 Feb 1983 |
Decommissioned | 8 Oct 2020 |
Homeport | Durban |
Status | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 |
She was commissioned in 1983 and originally named SAS Hendrik Mentz for South African Party minister of defence Hendrik Mentz; she was renamed SAS Galeshewe on 1 April 1997.[3] She was upgraded in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role.[4]
Before decommissioning, the SAS Galeshewe was used for anti piracy patrols.[5][6]
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