SAS Transval
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HMS
Loch Ard was a Loch class frigate laid down by Harland
& Wolff in Belfast in January 1944. Even before she
was launched, she was transferred to the South African
navy and renamed SAS Transvaal. She was launched in August
1944, and was commissioned in May 1945. She participated
in transporting soldiers home after second world war, and
was the royal yacht under King Georg's visit to South
Africa in 1948. In 1957 she was decommissioned for
upgrades, and entered service again three years later.
After four more years of service, she was finally
decommissioned in 1964. She was donated as an artificial
reef ship and was deliberately sunk 2.August 1978. The
battered wreck rest today on a depth of approximately 25
to 35 meters outside Millers Point south of Simon's Town.
Also see the wreck of SAS Good Hope.
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| 33°16 S 18°28 E  Picture: HMSAS Transvaal Courtesy of Naval History.net Last updated: January 2021 |
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