Naval Digests available from the Naval Museum - Simon's Town

Books can be ordered by telephone - 0217874635 or by email to leon.steyn@sanavy.co.za 
Postage on books ordered to SA addresses: Books R40.00 Naval digests R5.00. Postage to other countries on request. Indicate also that they can also be ordered by snail mail.
The Trust also has a representative in the UK for the South Africa's Navy book.
No 1: HMSAS Natal.  By Roger Williams  Published: June 1999
HMSAS Natal from her first commission in 1945 and as the Hydrographic survey vessel SAS Natal until her final disposal plus an account of the firing of the controlled mines at Saldanha by SWAN Sue Labuschagne on 1 June 1944 and the story of HMSAS Southern Floe’s sole survivor.  R40.00
No 2: Voortrekker  By Roger Williams 
Published: November 1999
The iconic South African racing yacht Voortrekker from the first concepts, building and some of those who famously skippered her in international races.  R40.00
No 3: HMSAS Parktown  By Roger Williams
Published: June 2000
The loss of HMSAS Parktown in the Mediterranean theatre of World War II plus the Mess Dinner on 1 April 1975 when the State President saved the SA Navy’s white uniforms.  R40.00
No 4: The four Proteas  By Roger Williams  Published: November 2000
The name Protea has been given to four ships of the SA Navy. Three of them hydrographic survey vessels and one an anti-submarine vessel during World War II. Also the story of how two SAN Admirals were nearly shot down over Nabia in 1987. R40.00
No 5: South Africans in the Royal Navy  By Roger Williams
Published June 2001
South Africans who served with the Royal Navy and the part played by the Cape Coloured Community in manning the SA Navy’s warships in World War II.  SOLD OUT
No 6: SAS Pietermaritzburg  By Roger Williams  Published: June 2002
The saga of the ocean minesweeler/coastal escort SAS Pietermaritzburg. Plus some memories of Capt Jack Netterberg, CdrMac Bisset and the Naval Museum as well as a centenary of service by the Mooring Lighter in Simon’s Town.  R40.00

No 7: Commodore R P Dryden Dymond 
By V Adm Sir Alan Grose, KBE, RN Published: November 2002
A biography of Commodore RP Dryden Dymond SA Navy by his son-in-law Vice Admiral Sir Alan Grose KBE, RN.  R40.00
No 8: A South African Diary of Naval Events  By Chris Bennett
Published June 2003
In similar to the Royal Navy’s Day by Day. Gives a day by day history of naval events in the South African context.  R40.00

No 9: Admiral H H Biermann, SSA SD OBE  By Roger Williams
Published: October 2003
A biography of the man often known as the ‘Father of the modern SA Navy’ Chief of the Navy for 19 years during which he saved the SAN from the worst political predations of the Erasmus era.  R40.00
No 10: Rear Admiral M R Terry-Lloyd, SSA SM  By Chris Bennett
Published: September 2004
A biography of one of the most well known ‘characters’ of the SA Navy. The man who dragged the SAN kicking and screaming into the operational world.  R40.00
No 11: South Africa’s Frigates and Destroyers 1944 - 1985
By Professor André Wessels, University of the Free State
Published: November 2005
A history of the frigates and destroyers that saw service in the SA Navy during the post World War II period up until 1985.  R40.00
No 12: Names and Ships’ Badges of the Valour Class
By Chris Bennett and Arné Söderlund  Published: March 2007
The origins of the names given to the four Valour Class frigates are explained as well as the reasons for the design and colours used in the ships’ badges.  Price: R85.00
No 13: Cdre Dalgleish, Lt M Bartholomew and MS Base  By Roger Williams and Lt Bartholomew Published: May 2008
1. A short biography of Cdre James Dalgleish.
2. Memours of Lt Mel Bartholomew in WW II.
3. Early history of Minesweeping Base
Price: R85.00
NAVAL DIGESTS
No 14  From Ministers to Warriors November 2009
In 1997 the planning for an International Fleet Review in honour of President Nelson Mandela raised a political problem. It would be embarrassing for the President to take the salute from ships named after people such as P W Botha and Magnus Malan. The initial proposal by the Defence Ministry was to make a clean sweep and rename all the ships in the SAN.
Luckily sanity prevailed and only the Strike Craft had their names changed at that time with the submarine names changing two years later. This is the story of that process. As explained in the final chapter the design of the ships' badges was retained, only the emblems on the Viking long boat sails changed to fit the new names given.
Price  R85.00.

No 15 : History of Simon's Town Naval Dockyards from the original title deeds written by one of our members Mr Louis Vosloo. The book is in colour showing the original title deeds.
Price : R100.00