South African Navy Fleet Inventory 🇿🇦

Key facts

Official Name	South African Navy
Country	🇿🇦 South Africa
World rank	#43
Ships in service	49 (as of 2025)
Total ships	49
Naval ensign

Number of active ships by category

Ship category	Active
Patrol boats	33
Support ships	7
Frigates	4
Submarines	3
Mine Warfare ships	2

Detailed inventory of South African Navy

Frigates

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Multi-purpose stealth guided-missile frigate	Valour	SAS Amatola	F145	Active	2005
	Valour	SAS Isandlwana	F146	Active	2006
	Valour	SAS Spioenkop	F147	Active	2007
	Valour	SAS Mendi	F148	Active	2007

Mine Warfare ships

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Minesweeper	River	SAS Umkomaas	M1499	Active	1981
	River	SAS Umzimkulu	M1142	Active	1981

Patrol boats

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Harbour patrol boat	Namacurra		(26 ships)	Active	1981
Inshore patrol vessel	T	SAS Tobie	P1552	Active	1992
	T	SAS Tern	P1553	Active	1996
	T	SAS Tekwane	P1554	Active	1996
Offshore patrol vessel	Warrior	SAS Makhanda	P1569	Active	1986
Multi-role patrol vessel	Warrior	SAS King Sekhukhune I	P1571	Active	2022
	Warrior	SAS King Shaka Zulu	P1572	Active	2023
	Warrior	SAS Adam Kok	P1573	Active	2024

Submarines

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Diesel-electric attack submarine	Heroine	SAS Manthatisi	S101	Active	2006
	Heroine	SAS Charlotte Maxeke	S102	Active	2007
	Heroine	SAS Queen Modjadji	S103	Active	2008

Support ships

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Tug	-	SAS Umalusi		Active	1995
Fleet replenishment ship	AOR	SAS Drakensberg	A301	Active	1987
Tug	Damen ATD 2909 Coastal	Imvubu		Active	2015
	Damen ATD 2909 Coastal	Inyathi		Active	2016
	Damen Stan Tug 2006	Indlovu		Active	2006
	Damen Stan Tug 2006	Tschukundu		Active	2006
Hydrographic survey vessel	Hecla	SAS Protea	A324	Active	1972

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