The ship was originally HMS Rosamund (pennant number: J439) and spent several years clearing minefields in European waters after she was completed in 1945 before she was placed in reserve.

The ship spent most of its early career in the South African Navy training or making good-will visits to foreign countries.

[2] The ship carried 230 long tons (234 t) of fuel oil that she had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).

The sisters departed England on 22 November after a refresher course at the minesweeping school at HMS Lochinvar, Port Edgar, Scotland.

They arrived at Cape Town on 24 December, making stops at Gibraltar, Freetown and Walvis Bay en route.

The navy decided that the ship was no longer needed and she was stripped of useful equipment before being sunk as a target in False Bay by the frigate President Kruger and the minesweeper SAS Johannesburg on 5 June 1967.