SAS Isaac Dyobha explained

SAS Isaac Dyobha was a of the South African Navy.

She was commissioned in 1979 and originally named SAS Frans Erasmus for former National Party cabinet minister Frans Erasmus and launched by his widow.^[1] She was renamed on 1 April 1997.^[2] She was upgraded in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role by removing one of her OTO Melara 76 mm guns and her scorpion missile launchers.^[3]

From 2013 the SAS Isaac Dyobha was employed on anti piracy patrols.^[4] She was decommissioned in 2022.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bennett. Chris. Chris Bennett (admiral). Day-to-Day in the SA Navy.
2. Web site: The South African Navy during the years of conflict in Southern Africa 1966-1989 . August 14, 2014 . Wessels, Andre . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233250/http://humanities.ufs.ac.za/dl/userfiles/Documents/00001/1095_eng.pdf . December 2, 2013 .
3. Web site: Navy commences upgrade of fourth strike craft . Defenceweb.co.za . 10 May 2013 . 18 July 2014 . Wingrin, Dean.
4. Web site: OPVs take up counter piracy duties . Defenceweb.co.za . November 14, 2013 . December 8, 2014 . Helfrich, Kim.
5. Web site: SAS ISAAC DYOBHA’S LAST VOYAGE . SA Navy Museum . May 21, 2022 . October 21, 2022.