SAS Somerset information

	HMS Barcross
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Barcross
Owner	Royal Navy
Builder	Blyth Harbour and Dock Company, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Laid down	15 April 1941
Launched	21 October 1941
Decommissioned	1947
Out of service	Transferred to South African Naval Forces, 21 January 1943
Renamed	HMSAS Somerset in 1943
Identification	Pennant number: Z185
South Africa
Name	HMSAS Somerset
Namesake	Dick King's horse
Builder	Blyth Shipyard
Commissioned	21 January 1943
Renamed	SAS Somerset, 1951
Homeport	Simon's Town
Identification	Pennant number: P285
Badge
South Africa
Name	SAS Somerset
Owner	South African Navy
Decommissioned	31 March 1986
Homeport	Simon's Town
Identification	Pennant number: P285
Status	Scrapped in April 2024
General characteristics
Class and type	Bar-class boom defence vessel
Displacement	750 tons standard, 960 tons maximum
Length	45.72 m (150.0 ft)
Beam	9.76 m (32.0 ft)
Draught	3.37 m (11.1 ft)
Propulsion	One vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
Speed	11.75 kn (21.76 km/h)
Range	3000 mi
Complement	32
Armament	1 × 12-pounder 12cwt gun

SAS Somerset was a Bar-class boom defence vessel of the South African Navy, formerly preserved as a museum ship in Cape Town. It was scrapped in April 2024. Formerly HMS Barcross, it operated in Saldanha Bay, was transferred to South Africa Naval Forces during World War II, and was purchased by South Africa in 1947.

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History
HMS Barcross
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Barcross
Owner	Royal Navy
Builder	Blyth Harbour and Dock Company, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Laid down	15 April 1941
Launched	21 October 1941
Decommissioned	1947
Out of service	Transferred to South African Naval Forces, 21 January 1943
Renamed	HMSAS Somerset in 1943
Identification	Pennant number: Z185
South Africa
Name	HMSAS Somerset
Namesake	Dick King's horse^{[Note 1]}
Builder	Blyth Shipyard
Commissioned	21 January 1943
Renamed	SAS Somerset, 1951
Homeport	Simon's Town
Identification	Pennant number: P285^[1]
Badge
South Africa
Name	SAS Somerset
Owner	South African Navy
Decommissioned	31 March 1986
Homeport	Simon's Town
Identification	Pennant number: P285^[1]
Status	Scrapped in April 2024
General characteristics
Class and type	Bar-class boom defence vessel
Displacement	750 tons standard, 960 tons maximum
Length	45.72 m (150.0 ft)
Beam	9.76 m (32.0 ft)
Draught	3.37 m (11.1 ft)
Propulsion	One vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
Speed	11.75 kn (21.76 km/h)
Range	3000 mi
Complement	32
Armament	1 × 12-pounder 12cwt gun