SAS Somerset
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The SAS Somerset was a Bar-class Boom Defence Vessel
of the South African Navy, originally built by Blythe Shipyard and commissioned as HMS Barcross in 1941..
It is now used as a museum ship, on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
since 2 September 1988, and is the is the only Boom Defence Vessel remaining in the world.
Net laying ship
A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender or boom defence vessel was a type of small auxiliary ship.A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets. Nets could be laid around an individual ship at anchor, or around harbors or other...
of the South African Navy, originally built by Blythe Shipyard and commissioned as HMS Barcross in 1941..
It is now used as a museum ship, on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour is South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country...
since 2 September 1988, and is the is the only Boom Defence Vessel remaining in the world.