SA Navy christens SAS King Sekhukhune I, the first of three locally-built inshore patrol ships
SA Navy christens SAS King Sekhukhune I, the first of three locally-built inshore patrol ships

The SAS King Sekhukhune I (P 1571) was named after the paramount chief of the Pedi kingdom in the North-Eastern Transvaal.

The multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) was commissioned and christened at Salisbury Island, in Durban Harbour on Wednesday.