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2 River Class (Coastal Minehunters) (MHC)
| Name |
No |
Builders |
Commissioned |
SAS
UMKOMAAS
(ex- Navors I) |
M 1499 |
Abeking &
Rasmussen /
Sandock Austral |
13 Jan
1981 |
SAS
UMZIMKULU
(ex-NavorsIII) |
M 1142 |
Sandock
Austral |
30 Oct
1981 |
| Displacement, tons: |
380 full load |
| Dimensions, feet (metres): |
157,5 x 27,9 x 8,2 (48 x
8,5 x2,5) |
| Main Machinery: |
2 MTU 12V 652 TB81 diesels;
4,515 hp(m) (3,32 MW); 2 Voith-Schneider props |
| Speed, knots: |
16 |
| Range, miles: |
2,000 at 13kt |
| Complement: |
40 (7 officers) |
| Guns: |
1 Oerlikon 20 mm GAM-BO1; 2 -
12,7 mm MGs |
| Countermeasures: |
MCM; 2 PAP 104
remote-controlled submersibles |
| Radars: |
Navigation: Decca; I-band |
| Sonars: |
Klein VDS; side scan; high
frequency |
| Comment: |
Ordered in 1978 as Research
Vessels to be operated by the Navy for the Department of Transport. The
lead ship Navors I was shipped to Durban from Germany in the heavy
lift ship Uhenfels in June 1980 for fitting out She was shortly
followed by the second. The last pair were built in Durban. The vessels
were painted blue with white upperworks and formed the First Research
Squadron. They were painted grey and renamed in 1982 but continued to fly
the national flag and not the naval ensign. The prefix RV was only changed
to SAS on 3 February 1988 when they were formally accepted as naval ships.
Their minehunting capability could be enhanced by substituting the diving
container on the after deck with lightweight mechanical and acoustic
sweeping gear. Carry a RIB and a decompression chamber. The plan is to
give them a second-generation minehunting system. |
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