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PIROW BUSH CART

Named after Mr Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence, 1933-1939.  Built in 1938.  Its original purpose was as a general transport vehicle in African bush warfare.  It was later relegated to smaller tasks [...]

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THE FUTURE OF SAS SOMERSET

THE FUTURE OF SAS SOMERSET. The SA Naval Museum has an important part to play to ensure the preservation of our naval heritage in South Africa. This is the content of a recent memo that was sent to IZ [...]

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Kalk Bay Tragedy Remembered

On Friday the 17th of December 1965 at about 10:50 in the morning a South African Navy 32-foot cutter, (a wooden training boat) manned by men of the newly established South African Coloured Corps, ove [...]

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Holiday Times

Please take note of the following visiting hours during the upcoming holiday season. SA NAVAL MUSEUM DECEMBER/JANUARY The South African Naval Museum will be open to the public during the festive seaso [...]

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