Naval Base Durban

Naval Base Durban
Salisbury Island, Durban Harbour
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
OperatorSouth African Navy
Location
Coordinates29°52′57.47570″S 31°2′22.43605″E / 29.8826321389°S 31.0395655694°E / -29.8826321389; 31.0395655694
Site history
BuiltWWII

Naval Base Durban in Durban harbour is a naval base of the South African Navy, situated on Salisbury Island, which is now joined to the mainland through land reclamation.

It was formerly a full naval base until it was downgraded to a naval station in 2002. With the reduction in naval activities much of the island was taken over by the Army as a general support base, but they left after a few years resulting in the abandoned section becoming derelict. In 2012 a decision was made to renovate and expand the facilities back up to a full naval base to accommodate the South African Navy's offshore patrol flotilla. In December 2015 it was officially redesignated Naval Base Durban.

Three Warrior-class offshore patrol vessels; SAS Isaac Dyobha, SAS Galeshewe and SAS Makhanda are based in Durban. When the new offshore and inshore patrol vessels enter service they will replace the Warrior-class vessels.