BOTHA in Southern Africa

PECULIAR BOTHA APPELLATIONS

When conducting research, one encounters certain interesting items. Hereafter follows a few items which is certainly exceptional to a degree.

INDEX

AEROPLANE
SHIP
SPECIES from STAR TREK VOYAGER
WINE CELLAR
Various TOWNS and VILLAGES
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES

AEROPLANE

Photo from Blackburn B-26 Botha

Drawings from Blackburn B-26 Botha

Blackburn B-26 Botha
Aircraft Type:	Reconnaissance/torpedo-bomber/trainer
First Flight:	28/12/1938
Entered Service:	12/12/1939
Specification
Powerplant:	2 x 930hp Bristol Perseus XA radial piston engines
Performance
Speed (Kmph):	401 at 1675m; Cruise 341kmh at 4570m
Range (Km):	2044
Service Ceiling (m):	5335
Dimensions
Wingspan (m):	17.98
Wing Area(m2):	48.12
Length (m):	15.58
Height(m):	4.46
Weights
Empty Weight (kg):	5366
Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg)	8369
Weaponry
Guns:	1 fixed forward firing .303in machine gun and two .303in guns in dorsal turret
Bombs etc:	Internal torpedo, bombs or depth charges upto 2000lb
Crew:	4
Notes:	442 ordered in 1936. 580 built, type was underpowered and eventually used for technical training and target tugs. Withdrawn in September 1944.
Versions
I	Sole production model; Alternative 930hp Perseus XA's engines
II	Project only

Table from RAF Aircraft: B-26 Botha

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Botha 'Faulkner' Class Destroyer Leaders

	Chilean Almirante Class. Four funnels. In 1912, Chile ordered 6 large destroyers from J.S. White, of which 2 were completed and delivered before August 1914. Better officer quarters but the crews' were considerably below standard. At Jutland Tipperary was set on fire by the point blank fire of three German cruisers and sank, while Broke was badly damaged by the battleship Westfalen but survived. The three survivors were returned to Chile after the war.
	No Picture Available of this Class

Table from Warships1

A picture of a similar type of four funnel destroyer is shown below:

Photo from Warships1 Specifications Botha 'Faulkner' Class Destroyer Leaders

Name	Builder	LD	LCH	COM	Status
Botha (ex-Almirante Williams Robellado)	J.S. White (Cowes)	1912-13	1913	1914	sold back to Chile 1920
Broke (ex-Almirante Goni)	J.S. White (Cowes)	1912-13	1913	1914	damaged 20 April 1917 by German destroyers G85 & G42
Faulkner (ex-Almirante Simpson)	J.S. White (Cowes)	1912-13	1913	1914	damaged 20 April 1917 by German destroyers G85 & G42
Tipperary (ex-Almirante Riveros)	J.S. White (Cowes)	1912-13	1913	1914	sunk 1 June 1916 at Jutland by 3 German cruisers

Dimensions
Length(O/A)	330.8'
Length(W/L)	n/a
Beam	32.5'
Draft	11'

Displacement
Full Load	2,000 tons
Standard	1,700 tons

Propulsion
Boilers	3 coal burning water tube
Turbines	geared turbines
Horsepower	30,000 shp (design)
Shafts	3
Max Speed	31 knts (design)
Endurance	n/a
Coal/Oil Bunkerage	200-407 tons coal 80 tons oil

Armament
Main Guns	6 x 4"(32pdr) QF (6 x 1) (design) re-armed ./18-./19 with 2 x 4.7"  replacing 4 of the 4 inch
Light AAW	2 x 2pdr AA (2 x 1) 2 MG
Torpedoes	4 x 21" (2x2) tubes torpedo range-10,000 yards @ 30 knots 2,000 yards @ 50 knots

Complement
Usual	202

Tables from Warships1

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Kind   unknown	Species   Botha
First Contact	stardate 49037.2: Persistance of Vision
Visual Information: a Botha
Background, additional information: The Voyager encounters only one member of this species, who presumably are the Botha. No ship that entered their space ever returned, it is said. It is very likely that this alien is a Botha: he and his telepathic powers almost capture the minds and bodies of the Voyager crew, and thus put an end to Voyager's journey home. Everyone aboard became the victims of their dreams and desires. Only Kes in tandem with the Doctor was able to take the necessary measures to set the crew free. Kes destroyed the illusion created by the telepathic alien. Then, the Botha - like his ships - disappeared, into thin air.

Info from Star Trek Voyager - Alphabetical Index - Botha

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Located on the upper reaches of the Breede River Valley, Botha Co-op Wine Cellar lies in an area boasting a temperate climate with a relatively high rainfall. The cellar has produced several award-winning wines, including a Chardonnay, Hanepoot Jeripigo, Pinotage, Cabernet, Port and a Sauvignon Blanc. 20 000 tons of grapes are handled each season.

The Botha Co-op Wine Cellar is some 20km from Worcester on the Ceres road. It offers dry and semi-sweet white wine, red wine, dessert wine, sparkling wine and grape juice.

Cellar tours by prior arrangement, about 20 people per group.

Info FROM "Southern Africa Places"

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This town is about 20 km. south of Leipzig, in Saxony, with the old (in 1882) name of Botha which is currently known as Rötha or Rütha.


Map from German Empire - West

52.20°N 112.30°W. 'n Photograph of the local primary school is shown.


Photograph of Botha School

About 38.20°N 77.55°W


Map from Expedia

Situated in the northern part of the Free State and established in 1889 by a certain Theunis Botha.


Map of Free State, RSA - Northern Region Map

• Botha, Westen Cape - 33.34°S 19.15°E - close to Worcester, map reference 8 (below)
  
• Botha's Hill, Natal - 29.48°S 30.52°E - Close to Durban, map reference 5 (below)

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GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES

Botha River - Per National Geographic Web Page

Map of the River

• Bothaberg - 25.23°S 29.5°E - north-east of Middelburg, Mpumalanga, close to Stoffberg, map reference 1 (above)
  
• Bothasberg - 27.30°S 29.10°E - south-west of Vrede in the Free State, map reference 3 (above)
  
• Bothasberg - 28.22°S 28.38°E - just north of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park close Bethlehem in the Free State, map reference 4 (above)
  
• Bothaskop - 33.20°S 26.33°E - just north of Grahamstown, map reference 6 (above)
  
• Bothasnek - 25.8°S 30.50°E - Name of a pass between Barberton and Carolina in Mpumalanga, map reference 2 (above)

Bothasriver, Cape - 33.18°S 26.31°E - just north of Grahamstown, map referene 7 (above)

There are quite a few places outside the country with a pronounciation or spelling similar to Botha and they can be viewed on the National Geograhic web page. Key in "Botha" and look at the following places:

• Bo Tha, Vietnam
  
• Bo Tham, Thailand
  
• Bothal, England
  
• Bothashof, Zimbabwe
  
• Bothaza, Romania
  
• B>> Thäo, Vietnam

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	Date Last Updated:	26 August 2021
	Date First Published:	26 June 1999

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