SAS Makhanda

SAS Makhanda (formerly SAS Magnus Malan) is a Warrior-class strike craft of the South African Navy, currently configured as an Offshore Patrol Vessel.

History
South Africa
Name	SAS Makhanda
Namesake	named for the Xhosa warrior Makhanda
Operator	South African Navy
Builder	Sandock Austral, Durban
Commissioned	4 July 1986
Homeport	Naval Base Durban
Status	in active service
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	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	45 officers and crewmen

She was commissioned in 1986 and originally named SAS Magnus Malan for South African Party minister of defence Magnus Malan, she was renamed on 1 April 1997.^[1] She was converted in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role.^[2]

The SAS Makhanda is currently^[when?] employed with anti piracy patrols.^[3]