Originally Posted by
PLovett
there were references to the South African navy due to Woodward's decision to operate the Task Force well to the east of the FI.
Really? Did no one look at a map? Ascension is closer to the FI than Simonstown is. Admittedly South Georgia is closer but for the South African Navy to venture 2,500 miles from it home base would have demanded a significant TF of its own. In 1977 the South African Defence Force changed the Navy's focus to that of a coastal Navy, so we can take that as a No?