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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23
Apr
2020
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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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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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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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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03
May
2019
25 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY
THE HISTORIC EVENTS - 25 YEARS AGO April & May 1994 20 April 1994: “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” was officially recognised alongside “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika” as the National Anthem. The National An [...]
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Commander Leon Steyn, SA Naval Museum The Navy Cross (South Africa); post-nominal letters CN (Crux Navalis); was a military decoration, instituted in 1987 to replace the Honoris Crux decoration and aw [...]
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