Rear Admiral Bubele Kitie Mhlana is the current serving Deputy Chief of the South African Navy, he was also the longest serving Flag Officer Fleet. He has had numerous Commands of South African warships including being the first black South African naval Officer to Command a Valour-class Frigate, the SAS ISANDLWANA F146, then later SAS MENDI F148.
He was born in the Ngangelizwe township in Mthatha.[1]
^Maclennan, Ben (22 February 2007). "First black frigate captain takes command". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
Rear Admiral Bubele Kitie Mhlana is the current serving Deputy Chief of the South African Navy, he was also the longest serving Flag Officer Fleet. He...
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Chief of the SA Navy Vice Adm M. Lobese Deputy Chief Navy R Adm BubeleMhlana Chief of Naval Staff R Adm Gladys Mbulaheni Chief Director Maritime Strategy...
Preceded by Robert W. Higgs Flag Officer Fleet 2010–2014 Succeeded by BubeleMhlana Preceded by Chief Director Operational Development 2005–2010 Succeeded by...
Deputy Chief of the South African Navy 2021–2022 Succeeded by R Adm BubeleMhlana Preceded by Brig Gen Tersia Jacobs Director Operations Support, Joint...
Nickname "Rusty" R Adm M.R. Terry-Lloyd Chief of Naval Staff R Adm BubeleMhlana Chief of Staff-Joint Operations Division, Flag Officer Fleet Nickname...
Military offices Preceded by BubeleMhlana Director Fleet Force Preparation 2013–2014 Succeeded by Solomon Pieteson Preceded by Hanno Teuteberg Director...
Naval Museum was officially opened by Flag Officer Fleet, Rear Admiral BubeleMhlana on Wednesday 11 March 2015. The project was initiated by Vice Admiral...
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