SAS Tafelberg

History
Denmark
NameMT Annam
BuilderNakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark
Yard number150
Launched20 June 1958
HomeportCopenhagen
FateSold to Safmarine in 1965
South Africa
RenamedSAS Tafelberg (1965)
NamesakeTable Mountain
OperatorSouth African Navy
BuilderDockyard, Durban
Commissioned19 August 1967[1]
Decommissioned1993
Reclassified
HomeportSimonstown
Nickname(s)'Mama Tafies' or 'Tafies'
FateScrapped in 1993
General characteristics
Displacement18,980 tons
Length170.5 m (559 ft 5 in)
Beam21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)
Draught8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Propulsion10,000 hp (7,500 kW) 8-cylinder turbo-charged diesel
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
6 Delta fast assault craft
Complement9 officers and 118 ratings
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Atlas Oryx helicopters

SAS Tafelberg was a replenishment ship (AOR) of the South African Navy. The ship started life as the Danish tanker Annam before undergoing various conversions into her final configuration.

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