Registration number
2343
Status
Archived
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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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