An item referred to the magazine R.U.S.I. Journal dated May reporting that South Africa intended to create her own navy. At that moment she possessed over 3 minesweepers which were mainly used for surveying which task was taken over from the Royal British Navy. The author in the original article doubted if this was the end of the presence of the Royal British Navy in the South African waters. In case this was the intention the South African navy was to grew much faster.
