SAS Spioenkop

	SAS Spioenkop (F147) during Exercise IBSAMAR
History
South Africa
Name	SAS Spioenkop
Namesake	Battle of Spion Kop
Ordered	3 December 1998
Builder	Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down	28 February 2002
Launched	2 August 2003
Commissioned	16 February 2007
Homeport	Simonstown
Status	In active service (but non-operational)
General characteristics
Class & type	Valour-class frigate
Displacement	3,700 tons
Length	121 m (397 ft)
Beam	16.34 m (53.6 ft)
Draught	5.95 m (19.5 ft)
Propulsion	CODAG WARP; 2 × diesels 5,920 kW (7,939 hp) each; 2 shafts; 1 × gas turbine 20,000 kW (26,820 hp); 1 waterjet;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	152
Sensors &; processing systems	Surveillance radar: Thales Naval France MRR-3D NG G-band multi-role radar; Optical radar tracker: 2 Reutech RTS 6400 monopulse X-band (I/J bands) combined radar and optronics trackers; Electro-optical tracker: Reutech Electro-optical tracker; Identification friend or Foe: Tellumat Integrated Naval IFF system; Target designation sights: M-Tek Target Designation Sights; Sonar: Thales UMS4132 Kingklip sonar; Obstacle avoidance sonar: MDS 3060;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	ESM/ECM: Saab Grintek Avitronics SME 100/200 ESM (Intercept and Jammer) & ELINT; Decoys: 2 Saab Grintek Avitronics MRL Super Barricade chaff launchers (96 decoys);
Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun; 1 × twin barreled 35 mm (Denel) dual purpose gun; 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Mk1; 8 × MBDA MM40 Exocet Block 2 SSM (2 × 4-cell launchers); 16 × Umkhonto SAM (2 × 8-cell vertical launchers);
Aircraft carried	1 × SuperLynx 300 (can carry 2)
Aviation facilities	Flight deck; Enclosed hangar;

SAS Spioenkop (F147) is the third of four Valour-class frigates for the South African Navy built by the European South African Corvette Consortium. She was named by Ms Thandi Modise, the then Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, in Hamburg, Germany, on 4 June 2003.

History
SAS Spioenkop (F147) during Exercise IBSAMAR
South Africa
Name	SAS Spioenkop
Namesake	Battle of Spion Kop
Ordered	3 December 1998
Builder	Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down	28 February 2002
Launched	2 August 2003
Commissioned	16 February 2007
Homeport	Simonstown
Status	In active service (but non-operational)
General characteristics
Class & type	Valour-class frigate
Displacement	3,700 tons
Length	121 m (397 ft)
Beam	16.34 m (53.6 ft)
Draught	5.95 m (19.5 ft)
Propulsion	CODAG WARP 2 × diesels 5,920 kW (7,939 hp) each 2 shafts 1 × gas turbine 20,000 kW (26,820 hp) 1 waterjet
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	152
Sensors & processing systems	Surveillance radar: Thales Naval France MRR-3D NG G-band multi-role radar Optical radar tracker: 2 Reutech RTS 6400 monopulse X-band (I/J bands) combined radar and optronics trackers Electro-optical tracker: Reutech Electro-optical tracker Identification friend or Foe: Tellumat Integrated Naval IFF system Target designation sights: M-Tek Target Designation Sights Sonar: Thales UMS4132 Kingklip sonar Obstacle avoidance sonar: MDS 3060
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM/ECM: Saab Grintek Avitronics SME 100/200 ESM (Intercept and Jammer) & ELINT Decoys: 2 Saab Grintek Avitronics MRL Super Barricade chaff launchers (96 decoys)
Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 × twin barreled 35 mm (Denel) dual purpose gun 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Mk1 8 × MBDA MM40 Exocet Block 2 SSM (2 × 4-cell launchers) 16 × Umkhonto SAM (2 × 8-cell vertical launchers)
Aircraft carried	1 × SuperLynx 300 (can carry 2)
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar