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JAN SMUTS fast attack craft (missile) (1977-1986)


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Adam Kok 2002

Ships


Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Jan Smuts P1561 Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   2.1977 9.1977 stricken 3.1998
P. W. Botha, 4.1997- Shaka P1562 Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   9.9.1977 2.12.1977 stricken 2004
Frederick Creswell, 4.1997- Adam Kok P1563 Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   15.1.1978 6.4.1978 stricken 2005
Jim Fouché, 4.1997- Sekhukhuni P1564 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   18.9.1978 22.12.1978 stricken 2004
Franz Erasmus, 4.1997- Isaac Dyobha P1565 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   16.3.1979 27.7.1979 in service (2019)
Oswald Pirow, 4.1997- René Sethren P1566 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   9.1979 4.3.1980 stricken 10.2001
Hendrik Mentz, 4.1997- Galeshewe P1567 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   26.3.1982 11.2.1983 in service (2019)
Kobie Coetsee, 4.1997- Job Masego P1568 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   3.9.1982 11.2.1983 stricken 2005
Magnus Malan, 4.1997- Makhanda P1569 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   27.3.1986 4.7.1986 stricken 2007, reinstated 2014, in service (2019)


100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels


Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate Jan Smuts P1561 Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   2.1977 9.1977 stricken 3.1998 P. W. Botha, 4.1997- Shaka P1562 Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   9.9.1977 2.12.1977 stricken 2004 Frederick Creswell, 4.1997- Adam Kok P1563 Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   15.1.1978 6.4.1978 stricken 2005 Jim Fouché, 4.1997- Sekhukhuni P1564 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   18.9.1978 22.12.1978 stricken 2004 Franz Erasmus, 4.1997- Isaac Dyobha P1565 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   16.3.1979 27.7.1979 in service (2019) Oswald Pirow, 4.1997- René Sethren P1566 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   9.1979 4.3.1980 stricken 10.2001 Hendrik Mentz, 4.1997- Galeshewe P1567 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   26.3.1982 11.2.1983 in service (2019) Kobie Coetsee, 4.1997- Job Masego P1568 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   3.9.1982 11.2.1983 stricken 2005 Magnus Malan, 4.1997- Makhanda P1569 Sandock Austral SY, Durban   27.3.1986 4.7.1986 stricken 2007, reinstated 2014, in service (2019)

Technical data


Displacement standard, t

415
Displacement full, t

450
Length, m

54.1 pp 58.1 oa
Breadth, m

7.62
Draught, m

2.35 fwd 2.69 aft
No of shafts

4
Machinery

4 MTU 16V538 TB91 diesels
Power, h. p.

12000
Max speed, kts

34.5
Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)

5000(15)
Armament

6 x 1 Skerpionen SSM (6 Skorpionen), 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Breda Compact, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90
Electronic equipment

THD-1040 Neptune, RTN-10X radars, MN-53, EA-2118, Rattler ECM suites, 4x ACDS decoy RL
Complement

52


Standard scale images


<i>Jan Smuts </i>1980
Jan Smuts 1980
<i>Isaac Dyobha </i>2010
Isaac Dyobha 2010


Graphics


<i>Adam Kok </i>2002
Adam Kok 2002
<i>Galeshewe </i>2008 <i>Many thanks to Dmitriy Babichev for correction of information on this page.</i>
Galeshewe 2008 Many thanks to Dmitriy Babichev for correction of information on this page.


Project history

Minister class. First three were ordered in Israel in 1974, material for three more was supplied to Durban and later six boats were ordered from Sandock Austral directly (later three boats, P1570-1572, were cancelled). Identical to Israeli Reshefs, Skerpionen SSMs are relly copies of Israeli Gabriel II.

Modernizations

1996, Frederick Creswell; 1999, Isaac Dyobha; 2000, Galeshewe, Makhanda: - THD-1040 Neptune radar, MN-53, EA-2118 ECM suites; + EL/M-2208 radar, Delcon ECM suite, ADS Diamant CCS

2008, Isaac Dyobha, Galeshewe; 2014, Makhanda: - 6 x 1 Skerpionen SSM

Naval service

No significant events.