page_title: SAS Assegaai
hierarchical_section_title: SAS Assegaai
caption_attribution_description: The SAS Assegaai (S99), formerly named the SAS Johanna van der Merwe, is a French-built Daphné class diesel-electric patrol submarine of the South African Navy, which after decommission was turned into a museum submarine in Simon`s Town, South Africa.
context_page_description: SAS Assegaai, formerly known as SAS Johanna van der Merwe, was a Daphné-class submarine of the South African Navy. Decommissioned in 2003, SAS Assegaai is the only one of the former three Daphné-class submarines to have been retained for preservation as a museum boat, the other two have been cut up and sold for scrap. The Daphné-class submarines have since been replaced by the Type 209, or Heroine-class submarines.
context_section_description: SAS Assegaai, formerly known as SAS Johanna van der Merwe, was a Daphné-class submarine of the South African Navy. Decommissioned in 2003, SAS Assegaai is the only one of the former three Daphné-class submarines to have been retained for preservation as a museum boat, the other two have been cut up and sold for scrap. The Daphné-class submarines have since been replaced by the Type 209, or Heroine-class submarines.
caption: SAS Assegaai
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