Qualla: SAS President Kruger https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:25 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/k/3/s/r/sas-president-kruger-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: SAS President Kruger https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger SAS President Kruger: Introduction https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger/ Photo credit ECSequeira, CC BY-SA 3.0. The argument on the bridge lasted less than a minute. At 03:55 on a dark night in the South Atlantic, the officer of the watch and the principal warfare officer of SAS President Kruger were disagreeing about how much rudder to apply in a turn -- 10 degrees or the standard 15. By the time the argument ended, the replenishment oiler SAS Tafelberg had already closed the gap. Her bow tore into President Kruger's port side, killing 14 of the men sleeping in the petty officers' mess near the point of impact. The frigate that had once sailed proudly into New York Harbor for the American Bicentennial was sinking.

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/3/s/r/sas-president-kruger-wp/k3sr-sas-president-kruger-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full SAS President Kruger: Built on the Clyde for the Southern Hemisphere https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger/ Photo credit ECSequeira, CC BY-SA 3.0. SAS President Kruger was the first of three President-class frigates built for the South African Navy, laid down at the Yarrow shipyard in Scotstoun, Glasgow, on 6 April 1959 and commissioned on 3 October 1962. She was a Type 12 frigate -- a proven British design adapted for Sout...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/3/s/r/sas-president-kruger-wp/k3sr-sas-president-kruger-built-on-the-clyde-for-the-southern-hemisphere.mp3 0:06 2 full SAS President Kruger: Fourth of July in New York https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger/ Photo credit ECSequeira, CC BY-SA 3.0. In May 1976, President Kruger received orders that would become the highlight of her career: she was to join an International Naval Review in New York City as part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations. It was the first time a South African warship had visited the United...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/3/s/r/sas-president-kruger-wp/k3sr-sas-president-kruger-fourth-of-july-in-new-york.mp3 0:06 3 full SAS President Kruger: Border Patrol and Second Life https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger/ Photo credit ECSequeira, CC BY-SA 3.0. President Kruger's career was not all ceremony. In the mid-1970s she conducted patrol operations off the Angolan coast during the South African Border War, part of the navy's contribution to a conflict that would drag on for decades. By 1977, after years of hard service, she was ...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/3/s/r/sas-president-kruger-wp/k3sr-sas-president-kruger-border-patrol-and-second-life.mp3 0:06 4 full SAS President Kruger: A Chain of Small Mistakes https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger/ Photo credit ECSequeira, CC BY-SA 3.0. The collision happened during a nighttime training exercise in 1982. President Kruger was operating with other ships, including the replenishment oiler Tafelberg, when the formation needed to reverse direction by 154 degrees to stay within their training area. The frigates had to...

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]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/3/s/r/sas-president-kruger-wp/k3sr-sas-president-kruger-a-chain-of-small-mistakes.mp3 0:06 5 full SAS President Kruger: Abandon Ship https://qualla.com/sas-president-kruger/ Photo credit Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0. Tafelberg's bow struck President Kruger's port side at 03:55, tearing a massive hole in the hull. Thirteen sailors died instantly in their bunks near the point of impact. The ship took on a severe list, and at 04:32 the captain ordered the crew to abandon ship. Rescue operations ...

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