SAS ''Makhanda'' is a of the South African Navy, currently configured as an

Offshore Patrol Vessel A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and the ...

. She was commissioned in 1986 and originally named SAS ''Magnus Malan'' for

South African Party nl, Zuidafrikaanse Partij , leader1_title = Leader (s) , leader1_name = Louis Botha,Jan Smuts,Barry Hertzog , foundation = , dissolution = , merger = Het Volk South African Party Afrikaner Bond Orangia Unie , merged ...

minister of defence

Magnus Malan General Magnus André de Merindol Malan (30 January 1930 – 18 July 2011) was a South African military figure and politician during the last years of apartheid in South Africa. He served respectively as Minister of Defence in the cabinet of ...

, she was renamed on 1 April 1997. She was converted in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role. The SAS ''Makhanda'' is currently employed with anti piracy patrols.

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