SAN - Submarine Service

The South African Navy's silent service. Life on a submarine.
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[@rickyabrahams7100]

I was the first ever person of colour to sail on a South African submarine as a submariner. The person casting of the line is Andre or lofty as we knew him and the control centre Chief is WO Vermeulen.

[@SAMilitaryHistoryChannel]

Thank you for your service

[@rickyabrahams7100]

To serve one‘s country is the greatest honor

[@brianisham4583]

Negative Ricky, see my comment above.

[@jeff_n1535]

Daphne-class sub. One of SA's best!

[@gregoryhutchinson5347]

The good old days, so many brothers on permanent Patrol

[@user-ez9en7vk2z]

Remarkable. Adm Sunderlnad took us on a tour of the museum sub initiative. Years later the "new SA" navy scrapped it because it showcased "old" history. F them 🖕🖕🖕

[@ritaandersen5057]

Thank you so much...this fills one with a sense of pride⚓

[@brianisham4583]

Negative Ricky Abrahams, the person casting off the wire rope is myself, Brian Isham, next to me fwd is Les White (RIP), control centre chief and Dave Wallace aft of me.

[@rickyabrahams7100]

Thanks for the correction mate. The eyes not so good no more😂🇦🇺.Ps Lofty was on the Johanna.

[@Amantla]

Thank you for this absolute gold!

[@marksage8657]

So cool. My grandfather was the one giving the orders to dive.

[@SAMilitaryHistoryChannel]

Thank you for his service! 🎖️

[@frederickgates4349]

Just my opinión i reckon submarinas absolutly the best seamen and i respect them

[@poisonousbadge126]

How do you get this stuff its amazing

[@shroder2748]

I don't see how people can possibly lock themselves up in a metal tube 200 meters beneath the waves knowing that if something went wrong, there would be no chance of escaping

[@seanoxford3987]

Correction 300 meters. Never thought of or was worried by the depth we were at.

[@colinm2056]

Now the sub's are used to protect the coast from marauding sharks..

[@brianmorrison9168]

Yes there's a video about that here on YT

[@tankdriver67m64]

Looks like they all speak English when off duty......

[@davidblyth5495]

The SADF had a language rotation process either by month or week.

[@former9085]

The video was made for the Afrikaans TV service and Afrikaans was spoken for the video. In reality, the South African Navy and Air Force operating languages were English. The Army predominantly operated in Afrikaans.

[@davidblyth5495]

@@former9085 during my years of service in the SAN we had alternate weeks or months of Afrikaans or English for official verbal and written communication. Informal chats depended on the individuals and may have been either.