SAS Gelderland
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HMS
Brayford was laid down in Glasgow in Scotland in 1951 as a
Ford class Seaward Defense Boat ( SDB ) for the Royal
Navy, and was launched in February 1952. After sea trials
and testing she was transferred to the South African navy
in August 1954 and renamed to SAS Gelderland. She served
for decades and had a straightforward and uneventful
career in
the navy until early 1988. She was deliberately scuttled
21. December 1988 outside Duiker Point by demolition
charges which blew off the bow section. The battered wreck
rest today south of Oude Schip and northwest
of Duiker Point on a depth of 28 to 35 meter.
Also see her sister ship SAS Haerlem, which was sunk as an
artificial reef in 1987.
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S 34°02.070’ E 018°18.180 Last updated: January 2021 |
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