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Hi, I hope I get my Grammer correct on this one .

The SAN have had up to now 3 Replenishment ships. A lop of Pictures are available of the Tafelberg refueling the president Frigates and the W-Class destroyers along side at a certain speed(Alongside connected replenishment). Also have video and pictures of Tafelberg and Drakensberg also refueling the Strikecraft by towing it behind(Astern fueling). Picures exist of a Submarine behind the Tafelberg being refueled and Minesweepers alongside being refueled, only have pictures of this happening with both ships out on sea and not moving at all.

So I have some questions.

Where the after rigging devices (1) ever-used on the Tafelberg ?



The Drakensberg also have 4 points, where they ever used ? For refueling I meen, only saw them used as cranes. Where the new frigates ever refueled at sea ?








Did the Outeniqua have rigs for refueling as well ? Tried to find some pictures, but no luck ?

Gruß

Deleted with apologies - I was just rude.

You mean the Valour class frigates? If so, then yes. This was taken during Ex Good Hope III, with SAS Amatola undertaking RAS with FSG Berlin.

Yes the frigate have had many RAS exercises. For my seamanship part one we watched some videos of them doing it. And technically any ship can RAS any ship in the SAN. A strike craft could get fuel and supply's from another strike craft or frigate.

pepster, please mail me the pics if you have the means

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I have videos at home with DKB, refuelling foreign naval vessel, mostly from stern replenishment

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Rosh

We refuelled strike craft and subs many times from Protea in the 80's.

Just seems like the President Frigates where heavy on fuel, because there is a lot of pictures available with them taking on fuel from the Tafelberg, two at a time. Even discovered an old bad picture with The President Kruger and the Simon van der Stel talking on fuel simultaneously.

Beside the refueling of the New Valour frigates taking on fuel from the German supply ship, it does not seems to happen as quite as much as with the President Frigates.


Here is on of the President Pretorius and the Tafelberg




And the Jim Fouche from the Tafelberg



Busy scanning of the old pictures, will post the soon.