The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management: Navy floats new bid for frigate The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management - Unofficial Site tag:navy.org.za,2005:Typo Typo 2007-02-09T20:01:58+00:00 admin urn:uuid:1ad4beca-0856-4db7-ae58-ab566b1e15c7 2006-12-27T19:18:00+00:00 2007-02-09T20:01:58+00:00 Navy floats new bid for frigate <p>The South African Navy may soon get the green light to buy a fifth patrol corvette, or frigate, after the government's go-ahead for fresh negotiations.</p> <p>Highly placed navy and defence industry sources have revealed that the cabinet has agreed to open negotiations for a fifth ship in the Valour Class MEKO A-200 series, four of which have already been delivered to the country.</p>