The South African Navy has taken delivery of the first of three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPV) built by shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Cape Town.
The handover ceremony took place on 18 May at naval dockyard in Simon’s Town, Cape Town.
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The vessel is part of a Project BIRO, under which the government plans to “rejuvenate the South African Navy’s patrol capability in the protection of South Africa’s Maritime zones”.
The ship was christened at a ceremony held on 12 February 2021, while the launching took place in March the same year.