SAS Transvaal
A Loch-class frigate
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Loch Ard |
Namesake | Loch Ard |
Ordered | 2 May 1943 |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Laid down | 20 January 1944 |
Launched | 2 August 1944 |
Identification | Pennant number: K602 |
Fate | Transferred to the South African Navy, 1944 |
South Africa | |
Name | Transvaal |
Namesake | Transvaal Province |
Completed | 21 May 1945 |
Acquired | 1944 |
Commissioned | 14 May 1945 |
Out of service | 14 August 1964 |
Identification | Pennant number: F602 |
Fate | Scuttled , 3 August 1978 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Loch-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 307 ft (93.6 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 7 in (11.8 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 114 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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SAS Transvaal was one of three Loch-class frigates in the South African Navy (SAN). She was built as HMS Loch Ard (K602) for the Royal Navy during World War II, but was transferred to the SAN in 1944 before completion and renamed as HMSAS Transvaal. The ship was completed shortly after the German surrender in May 1945 and did not participate in the war.
Transvaal was assigned to ferry troops home from
Description
Transvaal displaced 1,435 long tons (1,458 t) at
When Transvaal began her long refit in 1957, her main armament was replaced by a twin-gun turret fitted with more powerful
Construction and career
Transvaal was ordered from
Transvaal and her sister ships
The ship began a lengthy refit at
The wreck lies upright on the sand at a depth of about 34 metres (112 ft) at coordinates 33°16′S 18°28′E / 33.267°S 18.467°E. The wreck is starting to collapse, the
Notes
References
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- ISBN 1-874800-50-2.
- Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
External links
- Flag-showing cruises of the South African Navy Archived 28 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine