SAS Amatola Valour Class Frigate of The South African Navy in Cape Town

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SAS Amatola is a modern Valour Class Frigate of the South African Navy seen here on a courtesy visit to Cape Town during exercises with the German Navy. Her keel was laid down on 6 August 2001 and she was launched on 6 June 2002. She was built by Blohm and Voss at their shipyard in Hamburg Germany and commissioned on 16 February 2006.

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Size: 4046px × 6046px
Location: V and A Waterfront Cape Town South Africa
Photo credit: © idp navy collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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