Lower North Battery is a functional naval firing range authorized by Government Gazette. The lower North Battery (then called Zoutman Battery) was designed by Thibault in 1793 and is the oldest fortification in South Africa that is still armed!

(Information provided courtesy of Lt Cdr P. Nel in conjunction with Public Relations Office)

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  Steel Cutting Ceremony

The South African Shipyard hosted the steel cutting ceremony for the South African Navy’s new Hydrographic Survey Vessel on 30 November 2018 ...

   NavCol Carols by Candlelight

The SA Navy band, students and staff members at the college put together an enjoyable programme where everyone could sing to their heart’s delight ...

   Navy Veteran Visits the SA Naval Museum

WO1 Beneke joined the military in 1944, served in World War II and also served on the SAS President Pretorius and SAS President Kruger as a Sonar Operator during the 1960s and 1970s ...

  Brazilian and Indian Navy vessels arrives in Simon’s Town for EXERCISE IBSAMAR VI 2018

Indian Naval Ships (INS) INS KOLKATA and INS TARKASH and Brazilian Navy ship BNS BAROSSA arrived in Simon’s Town for a trilateral Naval Exercise IBSAMAR VI with the South African Navy, on Monday 01 October 2018...

  EXERCISE IBSAMAR VI 2018

Exercise IBSAMAR VI 2018 is a Multinational Maritime Exercise held between Brazil, India and the Republic of South Africa every four years...

  Closing ceremony and Cocktail function to mark end of exercise ATLASUR XI

The success of Exercise ATLASUR XI 2018 solely depends on the interoperability of the three countries...

  Ships Integration

ROU GENERAL ARTIGAS, BNS BARROSO, SAS AMATOLA, SAS PROTEA and SAS MANTHATISI slipped and sailed on 06 September 2018 to conduct sea integration exercises in the False Bay area as part of the first phase of Ex ATLASUR XI...

  Sports Event and Community Relations Project

The members from the ships participating in Exercise ATLASUR XI 2018 participated in a Sports Event and Community Relations Project on 05 September 2018...

  Brazilian and Uruguayan Navies Arrived in Simon’s Town for exercise ATLASUR XI 2018

Two South American Naval Ships arrived alongside at the Simon’s Town Naval Base on Friday, 31 August 2018...

  Exercise ATLASUR XI 18 - Operational Sea Training

SAS AMATOLA Ships Company conducted Operational Sea Training (OST) Staff cover training which commenced on Wednesday, 29 - 31 August 2018...