At this time, considerable disruption was caused by the re-location of the ships and supporting service from the Cape to Salisbury Island in Durban in 1948 and by the establishment of Naval Headquarters in Pretoria.
Ngeli xesha, umonakalo obonakalayo wenziwa zinqanawa ezifuduselwa kwenye indawo kunye neenkonzo zokuxhasa ezisuka eKapa zisiya kwisiqithi i-Salisbury Island eThekwini ngo-1948 nakukusungulwa kweKomkhulu loMkhosi wamanzi ePitoli.