Lillian Ngoyi (patrol vessel)

South African environmental patrol vessel Lilian Ngoyi
History
South Africa
NameLillian Ngoyi
NamesakeLillian Ngoyi
OperatorDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries[1]
BuilderFarocean Marine, Cape Town
Laid downFebruary 2003
Launched27 September 2004
In service16 November 2004
Statusin active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeLillian Ngoyi-class patrol vessel
Length46.8 m (153 ft 7 in)
Beam8.11 m (26 ft 7 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 2,720 kW (3,648 hp) MTU 16V 4000 diesel engines
  • 1 × 75 kW (101 hp) bow thruster
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance14 days
Complement13 + 2 fishery conservation officers

Lillian Ngoyi is the lead vessel in the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries's[1] Lillian Ngoyi-class inshore patrol vessels.[3][4][2] She was built in South Africa by Farocean Marine based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4708 design. As well as fishery protection duties, the vessel is equipped for cleaning up oil spills, search-and-rescue work, fire fighting, and limited towing. The ship will operate up to 200 nautical miles offshore.[2]

Within months of her commissioning, the South African government reported successful anti-poaching operations.[5]

Like her sister ships, Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge she is named in honor of an anti-apartheid activist — Lillian Ngoyi.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vessels patrolling from Simonstown: DAFF, DEA, DWA, and the Navy on latest developments; fishing rights: DAFF briefing – discussion postponed | Parliamentary Monitoring Group | Parliament of South Africa monitored". Pmg.org.za. 2012-11-06. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  2. ^ a b c Engelbrecht, Leon (9 February 2010). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b Davies, Richard (16 November 2004). "SA christens first new environmental vessel". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2015. A sprinkling of holy water and a spray of champagne marked the naming of the first of South Africa's four new environmental protection vessels, the Lilian Ngoyi, in Cape Town harbour on Tuesday.
  4. ^ a b "SA's marine protection vessels". SAinfo. 20 May 2005. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015. Lilian Ngoyi rose to prominence during the defiance campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s. She was one of the leaders of the 20,000 women march to the Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against the passed laws.
  5. ^ Louw, JP (7 February 2005). "Poachers nabbed by new patrol craft Lilian Ngoyi". Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2015.