The Table Mountain-class Amphibious Assault Ship is a class of two amphibious assault ships in the South African Navy.
Specifications[]
- Type: Amphibious Assault Ship
- Nation of Origin: South Africa
- Service Period: 1983-
- Builders: Sandock Austal Shipbuilding, Durban, South Africa
- Characteristics
- Length: 681 feet 10 inches (207.82 meters)
- Beam (Waterline): 112 feet 3 inches (34.22 meters)
- Beam (Extreme): 146 feet 6 inches (44.66 meters)
- Draft (Maximum): 27 feet (8.23 meters)
- Displacement: 25,760 tons (Full Load)
- Capacity: 800 marines and 32 vehicles
- Crew: 405 officers and enlisted
- Power: 92,000 shp
- Propulsion: 4 Wärtsilä 20V46F diesel marine engines, 2 Kamos Mechanics bow thrusters, 2 shafts
- Range: 12,700 miles (20,438.7 km)
- Speed: 24 Knots (44.45 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- Air Search Radar
- Surface Search Radar
- Navigation Radar
- Armament
- 2 x Mark 14 SAM missile launchers (48 Umkhonto-IR surface-to-air missiles)
- 5 x Denel M21 Dual 35mm CIWS systems
- 6 x M2 Browning 12.7mm machine guns
- Auxiliary Craft:
- Aircraft: Atlas Oryx M2, Atlas/Dassault SA 365 Dauphin, Dassault SA 321 Super Frelon, Atlas AH-2B Rooivalk, Hawker Siddley Harrier
- Boats: 2 LCAC air-cushion landing craft, 2 Delta-120 LCVP landing craft, 3 Stingray RHIBs
Unit Run[]
- SAS Table Mountain (L303)
- SAS Transvaal (L304)