SAS President Steyn
President-class Type 12 frigate built in the UK for the South African Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SAS President Steyn was the second of three President-class Type 12 frigates built in the United Kingdom for the South African Navy (SAN) to use during the 1960s. The ship spent most of her career training and made many visits to foreign ports in Africa, Western Europe and Australia. In the late 1960s, she was modernized and equipped to operate a helicopter. In the mid-1970s, President Steyn played a minor role in the Angolan Civil War as a part of South African operations against the communists. The ship was withdrawn from service in 1980 and was sunk as a target in 1991. This happened after financial problems prevented her from being reactivated.
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Name | President Steyn |
Namesake | Martinus Theunis Steyn |
Ordered | 18 September 1957 |
Builder | Alexander Stephens and Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow |
Laid down | 20 May 1960 |
Launched | 23 November 1961 |
Commissioned | 8 April 1963 |
Identification | Pennant number: F147 |
Nickname(s) | 'PS' |
Fate | Sunk as target, 29 April 1991 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | President-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 370 ft 0 in (112.78 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 0 in (12.5 m) |
Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (deep load) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 214 |
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Armament |
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