SAS President Pretorius
President-class Type 12 frigate built in the UK for the South African Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SAS President Pretorius was the last of three President-class Type 12 frigates built in the UK for the South African Navy (SAN) during the 1960s. The ship spent most of her career training and visited foreign ports in Africa and Australia. She had a lengthy modernisation during the 1970s and manpower shortages limited her activities after that was completed in 1977. President Pretorius was paid off in 1985 and was sold for scrap in 1992.
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Name | President Pretorius |
Namesake | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius |
Ordered | 29 July 1959 |
Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun, Glasgow |
Laid down | 21 November 1961 |
Launched | 28 September 1962 |
Commissioned | 18 March 1964 |
Out of service | 26 July 1985 |
Identification | Pennant number: F145 |
Nickname(s) | 'PP' |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 9 December 1992 |
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Class and type | President-class frigate |
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Length | 370 ft 0 in (112.78 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 0 in (12.5 m) |
Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (deep load) |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 214 |
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