HMS Natal
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HMS Natal may refer to:
, a launched on 30 September 1905 and sunk by an internal explosion in the Cromarty Firth
on 30 December 1915.
, a launched on 30 September 1905 and sunk by an internal explosion in the Cromarty Firth
Cromarty Firth
The Cromarty Firth of Cromarty') is an arm of the North Sea in Scotland. It is the middle of the three sea lochs at the head of the Moray Firth: to the north lies the Dornoch Firth, and to the south the Beauly Firth....
on 30 December 1915.
- HMSAS Natal (K10), a Loch class frigateLoch class frigateThe Loch class was a class of anti-submarine frigate built for the Royal Navy and her allies during World War II. They were an innovative design based on the experience of 3 years of fighting in the Battle of the Atlantic and attendant technological advances.-Design:The Lochs were based upon the...
, previously , renamed in 1944 and commissioned into the South African NavySouth African NavyThe South African Navy is the navy of the Republic of South Africa.-Formation:The South African Navy can trace its official origins back to the SA Naval Service, which was established on 1 April 1922....
later that year. She was converted to a survey ship in 1957 and decommissioned and sunk as a target off the Cape of Good HopeCape of Good HopeThe Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
in 1972.