Amazing how things take so long to happen. Its been years of just talking and it has still not even started
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| Author: | Rosh [ 07 Dec 2015, 15:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Naval Station/Base Durban |
Some promising developments in the right direction! http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41714:naval-station-durban-officially-becomes-a-base&catid=111:sa-defence&Itemid=242 |
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| Author: | boertjie [ 07 Dec 2015, 16:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
Amazing how things take so long to happen. Its been years of just talking and it has still not even started
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| Author: | sob [ 08 Dec 2015, 05:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
The started. The place was really run down though. |
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| Author: | Foxtrot [ 26 Jun 2016, 21:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
Have the Strike craft officially been moved to Salisbury island? Was at the harbour today and could see the Protea and two strikecraft on the quay with another out of the water on a synchrolift? |
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| Author: | Rosh [ 27 Jun 2016, 09:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
Not that i am aware of...but then again, what makes it official? They Protea was there as part of Durban Port Festival. |
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| Author: | Roger the Dodger [ 27 Jun 2016, 10:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
All three in port and the fact that one is on the lift there rather than in Simon's Town would be a strong indication that Durban is now their home port. |
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| Author: | Rosh [ 27 Jun 2016, 10:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
Quote: the fact that one is on the lift there rather than in Simon's Town would be a strong indication that Durban is now their home port Not really, they were all re-fitted in Durban when they were moved down there. |
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| Author: | Dean [ 27 Jun 2016, 12:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
The SA Navy has regarded Durban as being the home base for the OPVs (Strikecraft) for a while, I think since last year. |
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| Author: | Roger the Dodger [ 27 Jun 2016, 16:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
Dean wrote: The SA Navy has regarded Durban as being the home base for the OPVs (Strikecraft) for a while, I think since last year. Since it was redesignated a Base. The essential defining difference between a naval station and a base is the fact that a base is the home port for at least one ship, a naval station only has ships visiting. |
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| Author: | Foxtrot [ 28 Jun 2016, 17:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Naval Station/Base Durban |
I know they made that announcement last year. Just never seemed like they were being operated out of there. Barely ever saw them out in the bay, but maybe that's just because they operate differently than in CT. |
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