Historic African Vessels

HMSAS Protea was a South African naval survey vessel launched in 1941, serving primarily as a hydrographic survey ship and naval training vessel. It p HMSAS Protea was a South African naval survey vessel launched in 1941, serving primarily as a hydrographic survey ship and naval training vessel. It played a key role in mapping South African coastal waters during and after WWII and is preserved as a museum ship today. Learn more

TS General Botha was a South African naval cadet training ship (originally the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Thames, launched 1885). She served as a stationa TS General Botha was a South African naval cadet training ship (originally the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Thames, launched 1885). She served as a stationary training vessel at Simon’s Bay near Cape Town starting in 1922, training over 1,200 cadets over two decades. Following World War II she was deemed beyond repair and was scuttled as a wreck in False Bay in 1947. Learn more