SAS Good Hope
Loch-class frigate in the South African Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SAS Good Hope (pennant number: F432) was one of three Loch-class frigates in the South African Navy (SAN). It was built as HMS Loch Boisdale (K432) for the Royal Navy during World War II, but was transferred to the SAN before completion in 1944 and renamed as HMSAS Good Hope. The ship was assigned to convoy escort duties in 1945, but did not encounter any enemy ships before the end of the war.
HMSAS Good Hope, Loch Class frigate at sea in 1945 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Loch Boisdale |
Namesake | Lochboisdale |
Ordered | 28 December 1942 |
Builder | Blyth Harbour and Dock Company, Blyth, Northumberland |
Laid down | 8 November 1943 |
Launched | 5 July 1944 |
Fate | Transferred to the South African Navy, 9 November 1944 |
South Africa | |
Name | Good Hope |
Namesake | Cape Province |
Completed | 1 December 1944 |
Acquired | 9 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 9 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1978 |
Fate | Scuttled 12 December 1978 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Loch-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 307 ft (93.6 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 7 in (11.8 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 114 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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It was assigned to ferry troops home from Egypt afterwards and made port visits in Middle Africa in 1948. Upon returning home, Good Hope was placed in reserve until it was converted into a training ship during the mid-1950s and served as the navy's flagship. The ship was again placed in reserve in 1965 and was sold for scrap in 1977. Good Hope's remains were donated for use as an artificial reef and it was scuttled the following year.