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SAS Transvaal F602
Vessel name SAS Transvaal F602
Type of vessel SA Navy Frigate (ex WW2 HMS Loch Ard)
Length 93.57m
Beam 11.76m
Draught 3.76m
Tonnage 1435
Date sunk August 1978
Cause of sinking Scuttled
Approximate position Smitswinkel Bay, 15 kms south of Simonstown
Cargo N/a

Casualties

N/a
Remarks Built by Harland and Wolff and launched on 02/08/1944. Fulfilled numerous duties in the SA Navy. Sitting upright she is intact, except for her collapsed mast and a gaping hole in her mid-ships. Challenging penetrations, best performed on Nitrox.
   
 

Recreational Dives

Sunday 25/7/2010

9h00 SAS Transvaal: 26-36m

11h30 SAS Pietermaritzberg: 15-23m

 

Technical Dives

Sunday 22/08/2010 - SATS General Botha (55msw)