Naval Base Simon's Town is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated at Simon's Town, near Cape Town. The base provides support functions to Fleet Command.
A view of Simon's Town and the naval base
Site of the 18th-century dockyard.
Mast House & Sail Loft, West Yard, 1815.
Main Factory, East Yard, completed 1910.
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.
SAS Immortelle, circa 1935
Members of the South African Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve serving on board HMS Nelson during the Second World War
HMS Wessex, seen in 1944, became SAS Jan van Riebeeck in 1950
SAS Isandlwana docked at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town