SAS Isandlwana

	SAS Isandlwana at Valparaiso, Chile on 1 December 2006
History
South Africa
Name	SAS Isandlwana
Namesake	Battle of Isandlwana
Operator	South African Navy
Ordered	3 December 1999
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Laid down	28 October 2001
Launched	5 December 2002
Commissioned	20 July 2006
Homeport	Simonstown
Status	Ship in active service (but non-operational)
General characteristics
Class and type	Valour-class frigate
Displacement	3,700 long tons (3,759 t)
Length	121 m (397 ft 0 in)
Beam	16.34 m (53 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
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 nmi (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	152
Sensors and ; 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 Isandlwana (F146) is the second of four Valour-class frigates for the South African Navy built by the European South African Corvette Consortium. SAS Isandlwana was named after the Battle of Isandlwana at a ceremony held in Kiel in December 2002, by Deputy Defence Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge.^[1]

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History
SAS Isandlwana at Valparaiso, Chile on 1 December 2006
South Africa
Name	SAS Isandlwana
Namesake	Battle of Isandlwana
Operator	South African Navy
Ordered	3 December 1999
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Laid down	28 October 2001
Launched	5 December 2002
Commissioned	20 July 2006
Homeport	Simonstown
Status	Ship in active service (but non-operational)
General characteristics
Class and type	Valour-class frigate
Displacement	3,700 long tons (3,759 t)
Length	121 m (397 ft 0 in)
Beam	16.34 m (53 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
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 nmi (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	152
Sensors and 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