SHORT HISTORY OF P1567 SAS HENDRIK MENTZ / SAS GALESHEWE Commander Leon Steyn South African Naval Museum P1567 was one of nine former Minister class strike craft in service with the South African Navy [...]
Read MoreMUSEUM, MEMORY, MEMORIALISATION “When people visit museums, they bring their life experiences with them. Often, their encounter with objects in the museum brings back vivid recollections, half-remembe [...]
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THE NAVY SWORD OF PEACE From: 'The South African Navy - 25 Years of Democracy' by Commander Leon Steyn (SA Naval Museum) The Navy Sword of Peace was presented to the South African Navy by the Wilkinso [...]
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From our weekly series on Frigates and Destroyers of the South African Naval (1946-2020) that featured on our museum facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SANavalMuseum/ , here is the entire collecti [...]
Read MoreWe are glad to announce that the South African Naval Museum will re-open to the public on Tuesday 1 September 2020, but by public appointment only, at this stage. The museum will initially only be ope [...]
Read MoreCommander Leon Steyn SA Naval Museum SAS SKILPAD was an unlikely man-of-war, that started its war career in service of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine and continued to feature on the South African Navy li [...]
Read MoreFrom an article https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2020/06/18/new-navy-secretary-wastes-no-time--in-calling-navy-history-to-arms/ via Maritime News. New Navy Secretary Wastes No Time In Calling [...]
Read MoreFIVE FRONTS, ONE WAR, FIVE COUNTRIES, ONE VICTORY BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally th [...]
Read MoreThe Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, has described the fight against Covid-19 as akin to World War III. The Covid-19 (Corona virus) has certainly seriously affected [...]
Read MoreTHE CORONA VIRUS - MUSEUM CLOSED: In line with the announcement made by the President and our Commander-in-Chief last night, we regret to inform you that the South African Naval Museum will be closed [...]
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