SA Agulhas II Department of Environmental Affairs ---- south africa classes ----Frigate ............ President classFrigate ............ Valor classSupport Ship ............ Drakensberg classIcebreakers ............ Agulhas (1978) classIcebreakers ............ Agulhas (2012) class------------- Also used -------------UK ... Support Ship ........... Hecla classDK ... Support Ship ........... Tafelberg class--More------ Agulhas (2012) class ships ----Department of Environmental Affairs ----- SA Agulhas II--More-- 2012 to present Data Login to Edit Agulhas (2012) class AW - Icebreakers Flight Deck: Call Sign: ZSNO Events Help Us Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitHomeportTrialsHistory of SA Agulhas II2009-nov-17Ordered2011-jan-31Laid down2011-jul-21Launched2012-aprCommissionedreplaced SA Agulhas2012-may-3Homeportarrived Simonstown (Cape Town) after leaving Finland on 5 Apr 20122012-jul-9Trialsdeparted Simonstown for a 26 day shakedown cruise to the Antarctic ice shelf2012-aug-3Port Visitarrived in Port Elizabeth for 3 day visit until 5 Aug2017-oct-05NEWS Ultimate Heli Bell 412 Completes Scientific Support2018-jan-08NEWS Ultimate Heli Bell 412 in 2018 Antarctic Campaign2019-jan-20NEWS Ultimate Heli Deploys Bell 412 and AS350 to Antarctica Specifications from Agulhas (2012) class 134.20length (m) 21.70beam (m) 7.60draught (m) 16max speed (knots) 4Naval Engine diesel - Wärtsilä VASA32 Aircraft Typical Max South African Air Force atlas Oryx 02The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard Builder STX (Akers Finnyards) - Rauma,
STX (Akers Finnyards) - Rauma, 
