Naval Base Durban shipshape for first MMIPV
defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Valour Class frigates at Naval Base Durban. Picture: SA Navy Naval Base Durban, home to the patrol squadron of the SA Navy (SAN), is on track to welcome the first multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) come mid-year. While the base at Salisbury Island in the greater Durban port precinct, is still in transition from a naval station to a fully-fledged base, it’s all hands on deck as base commander Rear Admiral (JG) Jabulani Amos Mbotho has taken charge of the current patrol vessels and will have a third hull to oversee in a few months.
Source: defenceweb.co.za