On 5 April 1997 the Commander-in-Chief of the SANDF, President Nelson Mandela, reviewed a fleet of 47 ships, includinq 22 warships from 13 foreign Navies, ships from South Africa's merchant fleet and fishing vessels.
Ngomhla we-5 Epreli 1997 uMyaleli oyiNtloko yoMkhosi we-SANDF, uMongameli uNelson Mandela, bahlola isinqanawa senqanawa ezingama-47, kuquka inqanawa zemfazwe ezingama-22 ezisuka kumazwe angaphandle ezi-13, iinqanawa zorhwebo zaseMzantsi Afrika kunye neenqanawa zokuloba.