13 April 2026

The History Society recently undertook a weekend outing to Simon’s Town. The outing was primarily taken up by a live tour onboard the SAS Assegaai submarine, a Daphne class marine deployed from 1975 to 2003. The tour included walking through the submarine itself, observing the living quarters, the vessel’s weapons systems and a walk through the accompanying SAS Assegaai Submarine Museum.

Students outside the submarineThe remainder of the tour comprised of a walk through Simon’s Town, including a visit to the Toy Museum and to the waterfront. In all, an exciting and worthwhile trip for one and all, one which the History Society will look to revisit in future.

Boarding the SAS AssegaaiSociety members manning the submarine's attack systems.Aboard the SAS Assegaai