Specifications 203crew 2250light (tn) 2800full load (tn) 112.80length (m) 12.50beam (m) 5.20draught (m) 30max speed (knots) 30000power (shp) 2Naval Gun single 40 mm1Rocket Launcher ASW mortar Mk 10 Limbo 1Naval Radar air search radar DRBV-26 Juptier1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 293 Aircraft Typical Max South African Air Force Westland Wasp 11 Shipyards Kvaerner (Govan) - Govan1 Yarrow - Scotstoun2 List of Ships Filter: AllZA - South African Navy .......... 3 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 19621982 sunk 1982South African NavyF150SAS President Kruger19631980 sunk 1991South African NavyF147SAS President Steyn19641985South African NavyF145SAS President Pretorius3 units Events 1959-apr-06Laid downLaid down F150 SAS President Kruger 1960-may-20Laid downLaid down F147 SAS President Steyn 1960-oct-20LaunchedLaunched F150 SAS President Kruger 1960-nov-21Laid downLaid down F145 SAS President Pretorius 1961-nov-23LaunchedLaunched F147 SAS President Steyn 1962-sep-28LaunchedLaunched F145 SAS President Pretorius 1962-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned F150 SAS President Kruger 1963-apr-25CommissionedCommissioned F147 SAS President Steyn 1964-mar-04CommissionedCommissioned F145 SAS President Pretorius 1969-aug-05RefitRefit F150 SAS President Kruger Competed refit at Simonstown for Wasp operations and rejoined the fleet 1971RefitRefit F147 SAS President Steyn Competed refit at Simonstown for Wasp operations and rejoined the fleet 1977-jul-12RefitRefit F145 SAS President Pretorius Competed refit at Simonstown for Wasp operations and rejoined the fleet 1980DecommissionedDecommissioned F147 SAS President Steyn 1982-feb-18Fate: sunkFate: sunk F150 SAS President Kruger sunk after collision with SAS Tafelberg 1985DecommissionedDecommissioned F145 SAS President Pretorius 1991-apr-29Fate: sunkFate: sunk F147 SAS President Steyn Sunk as a target.
President class
Type 12 Rothesay class Frigate ships
Aircraft