SAS President Steyn

History
South Africa
Namesake	Martinus Theunis Steyn
Builder	Alexander Stephens and Sons
Laid down	20 April 1960
Launched	23 November 1961
Christened	President Steyn, F147
Commissioned	8 April 1963
Homeport	Simonstown
Nickname(s)	'PS'
Fate	Sunk as target, 29 April 1991
General characteristics
Class and type	President-class frigate
Displacement	2144 tons (2557 tons loaded)
Length	370 ft (110 m)
Beam	41 ft (12.5 m)
Draught	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 steam turbines, 2 boilers, 25,000 shp (19 MW)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	250
Sensors and processing systems	Sonar, Radar
Armament	Limbo mortar (originally 6 barrels, 3 barrels subsequently removed to make space for helicopter deck) 2 twin mount x 4.5 in (114 mm) guns 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Wasp helicopter

The SAS President Steyn was a frigate of the South African Navy, withdrawn from service on 1 August 1980.

History

SAS President Steyn was one of three President-class type 12 frigates obtained by the South African Navy in the 1960s following the Simonstown Agreement with the Royal Navy.

She was sunk as a missile target on 29 April 1991.