SAS ''Isaac Dyobha'' was a of the

South African Navy The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery prote ...

. She was commissioned in 1979 and originally named SAS ''Frans Erasmus'' for former National Party cabinet minister

Frans Erasmus François Christiaan Erasmus (19 January 18961 July 1967) was a South African National Party politician and Minister of Defence from June 1948 to 1959 as well as Minister of Justice from 1959 to August 1961. Early life He was born on 19 Janua ...

and launched by his widow. She was renamed on 1 April 1997. She was upgraded in 2012/2013 to an Offshore Patrol Vessel role by removing one of her

OTO Melara 76 mm The OTO Melara 76 mm gun, marketed as the OTO 76/62 Gun Mount, is a naval autocannon built and designed by the Italian Defense contractor, defence company OTO Melara. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/ ...

guns and her scorpion missile launchers. From 2013 the SAS ''Isaac Dyobha'' was employed on anti piracy patrols. She was decommissioned in 2022.

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