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15
Nov
2019
08
Nov
2019
POPPY DAY – 11 NOVEMBER
Armistice Day (also known as Poppy Day or Remembrance Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who h [...]
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28
Oct
2019
SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL MUSEUM WINS SAMA AWARD
The 83rd annual SA Museums Association (SAMA) National Conference was held in Pietermaritzburg over the period 22-24 October 2019. Although the SA Naval Museum did not attend this year's conference, i [...]
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The updating of the South African Navy Roll of Honour was initiated by Flag Officer Fleet, Rear Admiral B.K. Mhlana, as part of the Project TSHINTSHA initiative in 2019. The Navy’s Roll of Honour is m [...]
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31
Aug
2019
THE FLEET PULLING REGATTA
In 2019 Flag Officer Fleet, Rear Admiral (JG) B.K. Mhlana announced that the Fleet pulling regatta would be revived for the first time in fourteen years, as part of the South African Navy’s ‘25 Years [...]
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31
Aug
2019
WO1 HARRY CROOME RETIRES
In what has become a great tradition, Flag Officer Fleet, Rear Admiral B.K. Mhlana invited members of the Fleet, due to retire at the end of this month for the customary farewell 'stand-easy'. The Nav [...]
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23
Jul
2019
WASP & VOORTREKKER, to meet again…
YACHT VOORTREKKER You will remember that we reported on the transfer of the yacht Voortrekker to the SA Navy Museum, as approved by the Chief of the Navy, earlier this year. We are glad to report that [...]
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12
Jul
2019
25 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY (Part 2)
THE HISTORIC EVENTS - 25 YEARS AGO (PART 2) JUNE - JULY 1994 June-July 1994: The SAS Drakensberg (Capt Preston Barnard) continued its three month “friendship cruise” to Europe and West Africa. Ports o [...]
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02
Jul
2019
WINTER HOLIDAYS AT THE MUSEUM
WINTER HOLIDAYS AT THE MUSEUM: Just like the much needed rain, the Cape received its fair share of winter holiday visitors during the June/July school holidays. Clear sunny winter days were interspers [...]
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18
Jun
2019
CANNON FIRING – YOUTH & FATHERS DAY
A beautiful windless winter day greeted visitors at Middle North Battery above Simon's Town on Sunday the 16th of June. Around sixty members of the public made their way up the hill and settled on the [...]
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