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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 107.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 107.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 107.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Valour-class
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft , Kiel and Blohm+Voss , Hamburg
South African Navy
President class
R 9.65 billion (2007) for 4 units R 2.41 billion (2007) per unit
2001–2002
2006–present
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Guided-missile frigate
3,700 tons
107.3 m (352 ft 0 in) at waterline 121 m (397 ft 0 in) overall
16.34 m (53 ft 7 in)
5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
CODAG WARP 2 MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel engines , 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 hp) each, 2 shafts for cruise; 1 General Electric LM2500 , 20,000 kilowatts (27,000 hp) 1 waterjet
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
28 days
152 (incl aircrew)
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 Identification friend or foe system Target designation sights : M-Tek Target Designation Sights Sonar : Thales UMS4132 Kingklip sonar Obstacle avoidance sonar : MDS 3060
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)
Anti-ship missiles : 8 MBDA MM 40 Exocet Block 2 surface-to-surface missiles (mounted in two four-cell launchers) Surface-to-air : 16 Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles in a 32-cell Vertical launching system , can be increased to 32 missiles Naval guns : 1 Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun ( CIWS ) 2 Mk1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 12.7 mm Rogue remotely operated guns ASW : 4 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
Welded GL-D36 steel
2 SuperLynx 300 , 1 Atlas Oryx , 2 AgustaWestland AW109 , 1 Denel Rooivalk or various UAVs (Planned)
Flight deck Enclosed hangar
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valour-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
South AfricaNavy exact named equipment holdings of Valour (GER MEKO A200). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFGHM. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The leading printed inventory count is retained; separately stated extra reserve, nonoperational or repair quantities inside parentheses are not added to it and remain verbatim in the excerpt. Source parentheses retain employment, lease, reporting designation, alternate model, or included-subset scopes exactly. Own fetched primary and alternate/model identity declarations are retained. Numbers inside an included subset are part of the printed count and are never added again; no sibling or parent specification is copied.
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