The museum library
The museum library Cdr Leon Steyn, Curator SA Naval Museum Libraries within the South African National Defence Force are mostly attached to training institutions and therefore serve an important educa [...]
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THE NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR
THE UPDATING OF THE SA NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR Cdr Leon Steyn, SA Naval Museum The updating of the South African Navy Roll of Honour was first initiated as part of the Project TSHINTSHA initiative in 2019 [...]
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Africa’s first submarine museum: The big move
The move of a former South African Navy Daphne-class submarine from the Dockyard to its permanent display site at the new annex of the Naval Museum in Simon’s Town must rank as one of the most signifi [...]
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NAVAL MUSEUM CANNON: 2024 FIRING DATES
The firing of the South African Naval Museum's historic 9-inch Rifled Muzzle Loading Cannon (RML) has generated positive interest during 2023. The events have been well attended by the public and has [...]
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The Director and senior staff of the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Center visited the South African Naval Museum in Simon’s Town on Monday 08 April 2024. The Heritage and Future Center is located [...]
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“SAILOR” MALAN HONOURED
CITY OF CAPE TOWN AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL MUSEUM HONOURS “SAILOR” MALAN Commander Leon Steyn, Historian, SA Naval Museum In a way it was a case of Adolph vs Adolf and then Malan vs Malan. He becam [...]
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THE LIFE OF A SHIP: FROM BIRTH TO DEATH
The life of a naval ship Commander Leon Steyn, Historian, South African Naval Museum The receiving and naming ceremony of the South African Navy’s newest vessel, the second Multi-mission Inshore Patro [...]
Read MoreThe South African Naval Museum celebrates 30 years The origins of the Naval Museum date back to 1966 when a naval historical collection was displayed at the Castle in Cape Town. In the mid 1970’s thi [...]
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NAVAL MUSEUM CANNON: 2023 FIRING DATES
The firing of the South African Naval Museum's historic 9-inch Rifled Muzzle Loading Cannon (RML) has generated positive interest during 2022. The events have been well attended by the public and has [...]
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SUBMARINE MUSEUM UPDATE
THE SUBMARINE MUSEUM PROJECT The Daphne class submarine SAS Assegaai (ex Johanna van der Merwe) ceased operational employment within the South African Navy in 2003 and was transferred to the South Afr [...]
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