Registration number 2343
Status Archived
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SAS Somerset, port side view

Previous names

  • 1942 HMS Barcross
  • 1943 HMSAS Barcross
  • 1955 SAS Somerset

Details

Function Fighting Vessel
Subfunction Monitor
Location Cape Town
Vessel type Boom Defence Vessel
Archive reason Overseas Watch List
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Web address www.iziko.org.za/museums-sas-somereset

Construction

Builder Blyth Shipbuilding Co, Blyth
Built in 1941
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Steam triple expansion
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
32.00 feet (9.76m)
Depth
11.05 feet (3.37m)
Length: Overall
193.44 feet (59.00m)
Tonnage: Gross
960.00

History

Built at Blythe Shipyard in 1941 for the Royal Navy as a Boom Defence Vessel. Sailed to South Africa in 1942 and renamed HMSAS Barcross. De-commissioned in 1947 and re-commissioned in 1955. Renamed SAS SOMERSET as part of the South African Navy. De-commissioned again in 1986 and moved to Table Bay in 1988.

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