JAN SMUTS, SAS P1561

[D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen]

Built in 1977-'78 by Israel Shipyards Ltd., Haifa, for the South African navy.
Fast Attack Craft, Modified 'Sa'ar' class, displacement:415/450 ton, length:58,10m. beam:7,62m. draft:2,40m. 4 MTU diesels:14.400 bhp. 4 shafts, 32 kn. crew:47, armament: 6 Skorpioen (Gabriel II), 2-76 mm. SSM, 2-20 mm. OTO, 2-12,7 mm. MG.
December 2003 scrapped at Salisbury Island, Durban.
(South Africa 1982, 15 c. StG.507) Internet.