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Fleet Command (SA Navy)
Fleet Command is the South African Navy's single type command and controls all vessels and units of the South African Navy, besides Naval Headquarters. The commander of Fleet Command is a Rear Admiral and referred to as Flag Officer Fleet (FOF). The post was previously known as Chief of Naval Operations. Fleet Command was formed on 1 April 1999 following a Defense review, with Rear Admiral Eric Green as the first Flag Officer Fleet. Command, control and organisation Four directorates are responsible for the day to day control of Fleet Command: * Director Fleet Force Preparations (DFFP) * Director Fleet Human Resources (DFHR) * Director Fleet Quality Assurance (DFQA) * Director Fleet Logistics (DFL) Past Flag Officers Fleet * 1999 to 2005 - Rear Admiral Eric Green * 2005 to 2008 - Rear Admiral Hennie Bester * 2008 to December 2010 - Rear Admiral Robert Higgs * December 2010 to 1 February 2014 - Rear Admiral Phillip Schoultz * 1 February 2014 to 31 March 2020 - Rear Admiral Bubel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Navy
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery protection, search and rescue, and upholding maritime law enforcement for the benefit of South Africa and its international partners. Today the South African Navy is one of the most capable naval forces in the African region, operating a mixed force of sophisticated warships, submarines, patrol craft, and auxiliary vessels, with over 7,000 personnel; including a marine force. With formerly deep historical and political connections to the United Kingdom, the first emergence of a naval organisation was the creation of the South African Division of the British Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1913, before becoming an nominally independent naval service for the Union of South Africa in 1922. In its history, South African naval vessels and perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Base Simon's Town
Naval Base Simon's Town is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated at Simon's Town, near Cape Town. The base provides support functions to Fleet Command. History A small dockyard facility was first established in Simon's Town by the Dutch East India Company in 1743. This was taken over by the British Royal Navy (RN) in the 1790s, under whom the facility was further developed over the following century and a half. A pair of handsome stone storehouses dating from the 1740s stand on the seafront where they were built by the Dutch East India Company, marking the initial location of the Yard. Immediately adjacent is the earliest Royal Naval building on the site: a combined mast-house, boathouse and sail loft; dating from 1815, it now serves as the South African Naval Museum. Over the next few decades, the site was developed gradually, with steam engineering and coaling facilities being added mid-century. In 1885, the government of the Cape Colony transferred the ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musawenkosi Nkomonde
Rear Admiral Musawenkosi Nkomonde is the current serving Flag Officer Fleet of the South African Navy. The has previously Commanded SAS UMKOMAAS and SAS ISANDLWANA F146. Background He joined the Navy in 1997 after school. After military training he attended the South African Military Academy where he earned a BSc degree. He then completed combat training before joining SAS Fleur as a gunnery officer and later navigation officer. He joined SAS Umzimkulu as a navigation officer before attending International Mine Warfare Course for Commanders in HMS Collingwood in 2004. He was appointed Officer Commanding of SAS Umkomaas in September 2007 and of the frigate SAS Isandlwana SAS ''Isandlwana'' (F146) is the second of four s for the South African Navy built by the European South African Corvette Consortium. SAS ''Isandlwana'' was named after the Battle of Isandlwana at a ceremony held in Kiel in December 2002, by Deputy ... in June 2011. On 1 April 2017 he was appointed Inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Green (admiral)
Rear Admiral Eric Green () was a South African Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Fleet from 1999 to 2005, when he retired. Early life He attended Hendrik Louw Primary School and matriculated from Hottentots Holland High School, Somerset West in 1962 where he was a boxer. Military career He started at the Naval Gymnasium at Saldanha Bay in 1963, then attended the Military Academy, and later graduated from Stellenbosch University in 1966. He served as a Watch keeping Officer on several vessels, including the , , , , and . He completed the Communications - Electronics Warfare course at HMS Mercury and became the OC of . In 1982, he finished the SAAF Senior Command Staff Course. He also commanded the supply ship from 1987 to 1990. According to a report in ''Die Burger'' dated August 12, 1988, the vessel had completed 21 years of service. He commanded the from 19901992 and completed Joint Staff Course no. 24 in 1990. He was the OC of the Defence College from 19931996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennie Bester
Rear Admiral Hennie Bester is a retired South African Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Fleet from 2005 to 2008, when he retired. Military career He joined the Navy in 1968. He served on a number of ships before joining the project to acquire Strike Craft in 1976, serving as weapons and operations officer from 1978 to 1979 before being appointed Squadron planning officer in 1980. From February 1981 to December 1982 he commanded the SAS Frans Erasmus. He serves as Squadron Commander from 1987 to 1988 before being promoted Captain in November 1988 and appointed Commanding officer of the Strike Craft Flotilla. He was appointed Director Naval planning in 1994 and in 1998 he joined the Joint Operations Division as Director Force Employment and promoted to rear admiral (junior grade). He was appointed Director Maritime Warfare in February 2002 and promoted to rear admiral on 1 February 2005 and appointed Flag Officer Fleet. Awards and decorations * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert W
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Schoultz
Rear Admiral Philip Schöultz is a retired Rear Admiral in the South African Navy, who served as Flag Officer Fleet. He joined the Navy in 1972 and served on minesweeper , the destroyer and the frigate . He then joined the strikecraft flotilla, serving as weapons officer aboard the strike craft and as operations officer aboard before taking over command of . He served as SSO Personnel at the Strike Craft flotilla before being posted to Navy Headquarters in 1988. He served as SSO Surface Warfare, Sub Surface Warfare, Director Maritime Plans and Chief Director Maritime Strategy at Naval Headquarters He was promoted to rear admiral in January 2004. He served as Chief Director Operational Development at the Joint Operations division until 2011 when he was appointed Flag Officer Fleet. Honours and awards He has been awarded the following: * * * * * * * * * * * He obtained a bachelor's degree in Military Sciences (BMil) at the Military Academy A military acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubele Mhlana
Bubele Kitie Mhlana is a South African naval officer. He was born in the Ngangelizwe township in Mthatha. Military career He is a former Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) operative and joined the South African Navy in 1994. He assumed command of the minesweeper in 2003 In 1999 he attended the Officers Course at the South African Naval College and spent 9 months attending the International Principal Warfare Officer (A) course with the British Royal Navy. He commanded the Valour Class Frigate in 2007 In 2009 he attended the United States Naval War College He then commanded as well as serving as Commander of the Frigate Squadron He was appointed Flag Officer Fleet and promoted to rear admiral in 2014 In 2020 he was appointed Chief of Staff for the SANDF Joint Operations Division and Deputy Chief of the Navy from 1 February 2023. . Honours and awards * * * * * In 2012 he was awarded the ''Tamandaré Medal of Merit'' from Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namacurra-class Harbour Patrol Boat
The Namacurra-class patrol boats are a series of small harbour patrol boats currently in service with South Africa, Namibia, Malawi and Mozambique. Background and description The Namacurra class (also spelled "Namicurra") is a series of small harbour patrol craft designed and built in South Africa. Their catamaran-type hulls are made of glass-reinforced plastic. They have a displacement of light and fully loaded and measure with a beam of and a draught of . The boats are powered by two BMW or Yamaha gasoline engines turning two propellers giving the vessels a maximum speed of With a crew of four they have a maximum range of at . The patrol boats mount a Furuno surface search radar operating on the I band. They are armed with a machine gun or two light machine guns. When fitted the 12.7 mm gun is placed atop the pilothouse facing forward and the 7.62 mm guns are mounted facing aft. Their small size allows the vessels to be transported by trailers and transported by ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operational Diving Division (SA Navy)
The Operational Diving Division is part of the South African Navy's Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) that was formed as the Naval Rapid Deployment Force (NRDF) in 2006. The Division consists of the training wing and the operational wing of four operational diving teams of 17 divers. These teams of combat divers are trained in mine-countermeasures, search and recovery and underwater explosives as a war time role. During peace time they are tasked also with assisting dry docking, underwater welding/cutting/repairs, and their continual role in assisting arms of service from other nations ( Lesotho, Tanzania) and in crime fighting in collaboration with the police. Training Training is conducted at the Diving school at SAS Simonsberg, which was established on 1 April 1957 after the signing of the Simonstown Agreement The Simonstown Agreement (sic) was a naval cooperation agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the (then-officially) Union of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS Saldanha
SAS Saldanha is a South African Navy training base in Saldanha Bay. History In 1941, as a result of increased pressure on Table Bay, a new Allied harbour was sought. Saldanha Bay, with its sheltered moorings, was the ideal location. The South African Seaward Defence Force and a minesweeping flotilla were established in 1942 for seaward and harbour protection. On Baviaanskop, Elands Bay, Malgaskop and Hoedjiespunt, 6-inch and 12-inch guns were installed. Anti-submarine nets were laid in North Bay, and eight lines of moored mines and a control centre on land protected the entrance of Saldanha Bay. Members of the South African Women's Auxiliary Naval Services, previously known as SWANS, manned the controls and detection equipment. All the British living quarters became the property of the SA Navy on 14 June 1944. In 1948 the training establishment HMSAS Field Marshal Smuts moved from Saldanha to Salisbury island in Durban. However, the base at Saldanha soon reverted to a training b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS Wingfield
SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest .... History SAS Wingfield was established in 1961 to provide technical training and practical instruction to apprentices, but now offers training to officers and sailors. References Installations of the South African Navy Wingfield {{SouthAfrica-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
