2 × twin, 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
2 × triple-barrelled Squid anti-submarine mortars
1 × rail, 2 × throwers for 15 depth charges
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 Egypt after the war and participated in the annexation of the Prince Edward Islands in late 1947. Together with her sister ships, the ship made port visits in Middle Africa in 1948. Three years later, she participated in the celebration of Australia's Golden Jubilee. Transvaal received a lengthy refit in the late 1950s. The ship was placed in reserve in 1964 and was sold for scrap in 1977. Transvaal's remains were donated for use as an artificial reef and it was scuttled the following year.
SASTransvaal 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...
was built in 1977 in France for the South African Navy to be named SASTransvaal but was embargoed at the last minute by United Nations Security Council...
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Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
around the island were protected. In 1955, the South African frigate SASTransvaal visited the island. Nyrøysa, a rock-strewn ice-free area, the largest...
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Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
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the South African Navy on 1 May 1947 with the rank of lieutenant. OC SASTransvaal in May 1947-August 1957. OC Naval College from 1964-1966. He was promoted...
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Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
SASTransvaal scuttled as an artificial reef in Smitswinkel Bay at 34°16.005′S 18°28.761′E / 34.266750°S 18.479350°E / -34.266750; 18.479350 SAS Bloemfontein...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...
Wilson Thunderbolt Wreck Toa Maru HMAS Tobruk Tokai Maru Torrey Canyon SASTransvaal MV Treasure HMNZS Tui U U-40 U-352 U-1195 Um El Faroud V Varvassi USS...