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Class |
Image |
Type |
Ships |
No. |
Comm. |
Displacement |
Base |
Notes |
Replenishment (1 in service) |
AOR |
 |
Fleet replenishment ship |
SAS Drakensberg |
A301 |
1987 |
12,500 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 |
 |
Hydrographic survey vessel |
SAS Protea |
A324 |
1972 |
2,750 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 |
 |
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] |
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