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Whilst still maintaining a decompression chamber for operational diving, the River class are now deployed on general coastal defence duties, and are equipped with a single
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, two 12.7 mm machine guns, and a RHIB for boarding operations.
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448:List of ships of the South African Navy
182:16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
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751:Warrior-class inshore patrol vessel
427:Named after Umhloti River close to
265:Ordered in 1978, the first vessel,
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914:History of the South African Navy
169:2 × MTU 12V TB81 diesels, 2 shaft
939:Military history of South Africa
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547:Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003
294:autonomous underwater vehicles
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172:3,367 kW (4,515 hp)
57:Abeking & Rasmussen and
18:River class (disambiguation)
886:Operational Diving Division
876:South African Naval College
143:48.0 m (157.5 ft)
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929:South African Naval Museum
919:South African Naval Ensign
881:Maritime Reaction Squadron
736:Warrior-class strike craft
622:Master at Arms of the Navy
545:Saunders, Stephen (2002).
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924:South Africa Marine Corps
896:Operational Boat Division
151:8.5 m (27.9 ft)
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958:Operations and exercises
214:2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
159:2.5 m (8.2 ft)
109:General characteristics
975:Operation Magersfontein
891:Reaction Force Division
850:Naval Base Simon's Town
252:Department of Transport
246:In order to circumvent
469:Saunders 2002, p. 639.
516:"Mine Warfare Forces"
210:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
79:Ton-class minesweeper
949:Decommissioned ships
934:Simonstown Agreement
429:Durban, South Africa
496:on December 2, 2013
970:Operation Savannah
603:South African Navy
254:and designated as
69:South African Navy
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758:King Sekhukhune I
617:Chief of the Navy
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556:0-7106-24328
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524:. Retrieved
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371:Named after
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124:Displacement
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789:Drakensberg
242:Development
232:minehunters
224:River class
75:Preceded by
49:River class
701:Manthatisi
691:Submarines
661:Isandlwana
610:Leadership
539:References
526:August 14,
500:August 14,
389:Navors III
195:Complement
164:Propulsion
118:Minehunter
870:Wingfield
868:SAS
860:SAS
833:Umzimkulu
831:SAS
823:SAS
796:SAS
787:SAS
771:Namacurra
756:SAS
741:SAS
717:SAS
708:SAS
699:SAS
677:SAS
670:Spioenkop
668:SAS
659:SAS
650:SAS
454:Citations
417:Navors IV
382:Umzimkulu
361:Navors II
275:Navors II
133:long tons
127:390
93:Completed
65:Operators
34:Umzimkulu
1003:Category
862:Saldanha
743:Makhanda
642:Frigates
437:See also
333:Navors I
326:Umkomaas
312:Pennant
296:(AUVs).
267:Navors I
230:of four
203:Armament
54:Builders
965:IBSAMAR
907:History
825:Umhloti
766:T Craft
652:Amatola
410:Umhloti
156:Draught
798:Protea
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421:M1212
393:M1142
365:M1213
354:Umgeni
337:M1499
318:Notes
271:Durban
260:Navors
140:Length
101:Active
679:Mendi
494:(PDF)
487:(PDF)
306:Name
228:class
226:is a
187:Range
179:Speed
131:(380
85:Built
805:Tugs
551:ISBN
528:2014
502:2014
408:SAS
380:SAS
352:SAS
324:SAS
222:The
208:1 ×
148:Beam
114:Type
46:Name
32:SAS
415:RV
387:RV
359:RV
331:RV
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