SAS Bloemfontein

The dive site SAS Bloemfontein is a deep recent wreck in the central part of False Bay, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The wreck is in quite good condition for its age due to the depth. Type: Algerine-class minesweeper Displacement: 965 t (standard) Length over all: 68.6 m Beam: 10.8 m Draught: 3.7 m Installed power: 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers Propulsion: 2 shafts, 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines, 1,800 kW Speed: 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) Complement: 85 Armament: 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V dual purpose gun 2 × twin and 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns HMSAS Bloemfontein was an Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy in Canada during World War II. The ship lies upright on a flat sand bottom with the bow to the northwest, and is substantially intact.