Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3418AC328
Site Name
SA NAVAL MUSEUM, SIMONSTOWN
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 16:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, April 23, 2021 - 16:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To provide support functions to the fleet. Serve the shipsas a Magazine and storehouse and also as a Masthouse, Sail Loft, Boat Shed, Rigging Shop,Rocket Wagon and Life saving Apparatus store, and as St George's church.
Original Position
It was moved from Cape Town to Simonstown and was extended to be the three storey building it is today
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1966
Construction Materials
Hard wood, concrete, stone
Pedestal Material
Stone
Unveiled Comment
Vice Admiral Simpson - Anderson
Inscriptions
There are many that are found inside the building as this is a collective of Naval base Marine life and everything about SA Navy
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.191995, 18.427984
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
The Pentagon shaped granite is standing further north east towards the outskirts of the Castle. The oak wood cross is just on the left side of the entrace pathway in and then the sculpture is standing further right inside the Castle.
Access details
Accessible to the public
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:32.
Administration Description
duplicate of https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/920810046 data to be merged and this record deleted
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate
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Naval guns
Torpedoes, an anti-submarine mortar, sea mines mine sweeping equipment, diving equipment, Naval small craft, naval uniforms, portraits of navsl personnel, The South African training ship 'Genersl Botha' collection and much morePurpose:Date Unveiled: 1 April 1993Designer: Not mentioned Builder: Dutch East India CompanyPerson/Institution Commemorated: SA NAVAL HERITAGE AND ITS SOCIETY Recorder Name: Nonkosinathi Grulwanyana & Yolanda Gontsana