333pp., b/w & colour illus., maps, paperback, (Sedgefield), 2024
A "factual overview of each autonomous naval or naval-related unit or element which has been recorded as having served or existed in South Africa, or some such units and establishments which are seen to be of a naval interest ... during the Dutch colonial period in South Africa ... from 1652 till the First British Occupation in 1795 " from the author's introduction
Self-published.
Deon Brand joined the South African Navy as a seaman in 1971. He took early retirement with the rank of Captain (Navy) in 2009. He lives in Sedgefield.