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Like her sister ships, the [[Ruth First (patrol vessel)|''Ruth First'']] and [[Victoria Mxenge (patrol vessel)|''Victoria Mxenge'']] she is named in honor of an anti-[[apartheid]] heroine -- [[Lillian |
Like her sister ships, the [[Ruth First (patrol vessel)|''Ruth First'']] and [[Victoria Mxenge (patrol vessel)|''Victoria Mxenge'']] she is named in honor of an anti-[[apartheid]] heroine -- [[Lillian Ngoyi]].<ref name=iol2004-11-16/><ref name=SAinfo2005-05-20/> |
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The Lillian Ngoyi is the lead vessel in the South African Ministry of the Environment's Lillian Ngoyi-class environmental inshore patrol vessels.[1][2][3] She was built in South Africa by Farocean Marine based on the Damen Stan patrol vessel 4802 design.
Within months of her commissioning the South African government was reporting successful anti-poaching operations.[4]
Like her sister ships, the Ruth First and Victoria Mxenge she is named in honor of an anti-apartheid heroine -- Lillian Ngoyi.[1][2]
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Richard Davies (2004-11-16). "SA christens first new environmental vessel". Independent Online. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
A sprinkling of holy water and a spray of champagne marked the naming of the first of South Africa's four new environmental protection vessels, the Lilian Ngoyi, in Cape Town harbour on Tuesday.
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"SA's marine protection vessels". SAinfo. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
Lilian Ngoyi rose to prominence during the defiance campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s. She was one of the leaders of the 20 000-women march to the Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against the pass laws.
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Leon Engelbrecht (2010-02-09). "Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi class environmental inshore patrol vessels". Defence Web. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
In addition to the fishery protection duties, the Lilian Ngoyi-class environmental inshore patrol vessels vessels are equipped to conduct oil spill countermeasure operations. The vessel is further equipped for Search-and-Rescue work, fire fighting and limited towing duties. All three ships will be certified for operations up to 200 nautical miles from the shore.
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JP Louw (2005-02-0). "Poachers nabbed by new patrol craft Lilian Ngoyi". Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
The preventative policing strategy employed by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism's environmental protection vessel, the Lilian Ngoyi, yielded results again this weekend as nine alleged poachers were arrested and 1500 abalone, a vehicle and rubber duck seized on Saturday, 5 February 2005.
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