MUSEUM, 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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17
Oct
2020
03
Oct
2020
THE NAVY SWORD OF PEACE
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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19
Aug
2020
FRIGATES & DESTROYERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY
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 [...]
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15
Aug
2020
REOPENING OF THE MUSEUM – 1 SEPTEMBER 2020
We 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 [...]
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Commander 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 [...]
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29
Jun
2020
PUTTING NAVAL HISTORY TO GOOD USE
From 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 [...]
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FIVE 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 [...]
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23
Apr
2020
VIRTUAL TOURS OF THE MUSEUM
The 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 [...]
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16
Mar
2020
THE CORONA VIRUS – MUSEUM CLOSED
THE 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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19
Feb
2020
THREE SHIPS MONTH
In South African maritime and naval history, the month of February has become known as "3 ships month". Three ships disasters have become part of maritime history in South Africa. The South African Na [...]
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