| Vessel name | LM Gemsbok | | Type of vessel | Bouy tender | | | | | Length | App. 50m | | Beam | | | Draught | | | Tonnage | 313 | | | | | Date sunk | 02/09/1975 | | Cause of sinking | Human error | | Approximate position | 4 kms from Green Point Light house | | Cargo | N/a | | Casualties | 8 (9 crew saved) | | | | | Remarks | Whilst transferring an anchor chain of a cargo vessel, the chain snagged and the weight of the chain threw her balance out which caused her to capsize. She sank within minutes. Eight crew members lost their lives. She lies on her starboard beam and is very intact – rigging and mast still in place. | | | |
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| Vessel name | SAS Bloemfontein M439 | | Type of vessel | SA Navy Minesweeper (ex Canadian built Algerine Class WW2 HMS Rosamund) | | | | | Length | App. 60m | | Beam | | | Draught | | | Tonnage | 1250 | | | | | Date sunk | 05/06/1967 | | Cause of sinking | Scuttled | | Approximate position | Middle of False Bay | | Cargo | N/a | | Casualties | N/a | | | | | Remarks | From ’61 – ’63 served as a moored training ship in Simons Bay. Identical to SAS Pietermaritzberg, except far more intact. Good penetrations possible. Seldom dived on. | | | |
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| Vessel name | SATS General Botha | | Type of vessel | SA Navy Training Ship (ex WW1 Cruiser HMS Thames | | | | | Length | 98.7m | | Beam | 14m | | Draught | 5.9m | | Tonnage | 4050 | | | | | Date sunk | 13/05/1947 | | Cause of sinking | Scuttled | | Approximate position | Middle of False Bay | | Cargo | N/a | | Casualties | N/a | | | | | Remarks | Historically a very important vessel for the SA Navy as she served as a training ship for many years. Fearing possible enemy attacks she was scuttled by shore batteries. She sits perfectly upright and her ram-shaped bows until her mid-ships are intact. Her stern is however very broken up.
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