SAS Galeshewe

History
South Africa
Name	SAS Galeshewe
Namesake	renamed for the Tlhaping tribe's chief Galeshewe
Operator	South African Navy
Builder	Sandock Austral, Durban
Launched	26 Mar 1982
Commissioned	11 Feb 1983
Decommissioned	8 Oct 2020
Homeport	Durban
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Warrior class strike craft
Type	Missile boat
Displacement	415 tons (450 tons full loaded)
Length	58 m (190 ft)
Beam	7.62 m (25.0 ft)
Draught	2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Propulsion	4 MTU 16V 538 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 12,800 hp (9,500 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h); 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph);
Complement	45 officers and crewmen

SAS Galeshewe was a Warrior-class strike craft of the South African Navy, configured as an Offshore Patrol Vessel before being decommissioned in 2020.^[2]

She was commissioned in 1983 and originally named SAS Hendrik Mentz for South African Party minister of defence Hendrik Mentz; she was renamed SAS Galeshewe on 1 April 1997.^[3] She was upgraded in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role.^[4]

Before decommissioning, the SAS Galeshewe was used for anti piracy patrols.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Patrol Forces". Navy.mil.za. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
^ "SAS Galeshewe decommissioned". Defenceweb. Nov 23, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^ Wessels, Andre. "The South African Navy during the years of conflict in Southern Africa 1966-1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ Wingrin, Dean (10 May 2013). "Navy commences upgrade of fourth strike craft". Defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^ Helfrich, Kim (November 14, 2013). "OPVs take up counter piracy duties". Defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
^ Martin, Guy (July 30, 2013). "SAS Isaac Dyobha takes over from SAS Galeshewe patrolling Mozambique Channel". Defenceweb. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

[PatrolForces-1] "Patrol Forces". Navy.mil.za. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

[DWeb20201123-2] "SAS Galeshewe decommissioned". Defenceweb. Nov 23, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

[Wessels-3] Wessels, Andre. "The South African Navy during the years of conflict in Southern Africa 1966-1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

[DWEB10051023-4] Wingrin, Dean (10 May 2013). "Navy commences upgrade of fourth strike craft". Defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[Dweb2013-5] Helfrich, Kim (November 14, 2013). "OPVs take up counter piracy duties". Defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[DWebMartin-6] Martin, Guy (July 30, 2013). "SAS Isaac Dyobha takes over from SAS Galeshewe patrolling Mozambique Channel". Defenceweb. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

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