What is the South African Navy?
Q: What is the South African Navy?
A: The South African Navy is the navy of the South African National Defence Force.
Q: What is the role of the South African Navy?
A: The role of the South African Navy is to conduct naval operations in defence of the Republic of South Africa.
Q: When was the South African Naval Service (SANS) created?
A: The South African Naval Service (SANS) was created on April 1, 1922.
Q: How far back do colonial naval volunteer units in South Africa date?
A: Colonial naval volunteer units in South Africa date back as far as 1861.
Q: What was the South African Naval Service renamed to, and when?
A: The South African Naval Service was later expanded and renamed to the South African Naval Forces (SANF).
Q: When was the South African Naval Forces renamed to the South African Navy?
A: The South African Naval Forces was renamed to the South African Navy in 1951.
Q: What was the ship title changed to, after the South African Naval Forces was renamed to the South African Navy?
A: The ship title HMSAS (His Majesty's South African Ship) was changed to SAS (South African Ship) one year later.
