SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY (SOUTH AFRICA)
Tshwane 2005
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Tshwane (ex-Schleswig) | M1222 | Burmester Werft, Bremen, West Germany | 2.10.1957 | 30.10.1958 // 15.1.2001 | nonoperational 2008 | ||
| Kapa (ex-Düren) | M1223 | Burmester Werft, Bremen, West Germany | 12.6.1958 | 22.4.1959 // 15.1.2001 | nonoperational 2008 | ||
| Mangaung (ex-Paderborn) | M1224 | Burmester Werft, Bremen, West Germany | 5.12.1957 | 16.12.1958 // 15.1.2001 | nonoperational 2008 | ||
| Tekwini (ex-Wolfsburg) | M1225 | Burmester Werft, Bremen, West Germany | 10.12.1958 | 8.10.1959 // 15.1.2001 | nonoperational 2008 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
488 |
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Length, m |
43.5 wl 47.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.50 |
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Draught, m |
2.75 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Maybach MD871 UM/1D diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
3300 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2200(16) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 315, Oropesa mechanical minesweeping gear, control equipment for 3 Seehund drone minesweepers |
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Electronic equipment |
TRS-N or Kelvin Hughes 14/9 radar, DSQS-11 sonar |
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Complement |
44 |
Project history: Former German minesweepers of Lindau class (type 320), modernized under type 351 as command/control ships of Seehund-type minesweeping drone launches (Troika system). Ships were transferred without drones and their minesweeping abilities were limited by only Oropesa wire sweep.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Kapa 2002
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