HMSAS 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 HMSAS 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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