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Kaapstad 1977

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Johannesburg (ex-Castleton)	M1207		White, Southampton, UK	1956	26.8.1957	1958 // 1958	sold 9.1988
Kimberley (ex-Stratton)	M1210		Dorset Yacht, Poole, Poole, UK	1956	29.7.1957	1958 // 1958	discarded 1.2002
Port Elizabeth (ex-Dumbleton)	M1212		Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK	1956	8.11.1957	1958 // 10.1958	sold 9.1988
Mosselbaai (ex-Oakington)	M1213		Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK	1957	10.12.1958	1959	sold 9.1988
Walvisbaai (ex-Packington)	M1214, 1977- P1559		Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK	1957	3.7.1958	1959	patrol 1977, retired 9.2001
East London (ex-Chilton)	M1215		Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK	1956	15.7.1957	1958 // 10.1958	retired 9.2001
Windhoek	M1498		Thornycroft, Southampton, UK		28.6.1957	1959	discarded 1.2002
Durban	M1499, 1977- P1560		Camper & Nicholson, Gosport, UK		12.6.1957	1957	patrol 1977, museum ship 5.1988
Kaapstad (ex-Hazleton)	M1142, 1973- P1557		Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK	1953	6.2.1954	1954 // 1955	patrol 1973, sold 1989
Pretoria (ex-Dunkerton)	M1144, 1973- P1556		Goole SB, UK	1953	8.3.1954	1954 // 8.1955	patrol 1973, museum ship 12.1987

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	360
Displacement full, t	425
Length, m	42.7 pp 46.3 oa
Breadth, m	8.80
Draught, m	2.50 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Napier Deltic diesels
Power, h. p.	3000
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	diesel oil 45
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(8)
Armament	1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 9, LL mechanical/magnetic/acoustic minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	type 978 radar
Complement	29

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Project history

British 'Ton' class, 8 were transferred from RN in 1955-1959 and two were built for SAN in Britain.

Modernizations

1979, Kimberley; 1980, Port Elizabeth as minehunters: - type 978 radar, LL minesweeping gear; + 2 PAP-104 USV, type 1006 radar, type 193M sonar

Naval service

Kaapstad and Pretoria were employed on patrol duties since 1973 and classified as patrol minesweepers.