With a flash of fire bright enough to bathe the Atlantic a pale orange momentarily, HMS Edinburgh fires her first Sea Dart in several years… (world-navy) [mappress] Source: world-navy, April 20, 2011;
THE THREE British navy ships carrying hundreds of Royal Marines to Cyprus for training are in no way linked to operations in Libya, said a B… By Stefanos Evripidou (cyprus-mail) [mappress] Source: cyprysmail , April 20, 2011;
As part of the UK’s ongoing involvement in Operation ELLAMY, Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool has been working tirelessly to protect Libya’s civilian population under threat of attack from Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. During the past week the ship has played a key role in Operation Unified Protector
A group of Indian warships today arrived in Vladivostok, the main Russian Pacific Fleet base, to begin drills with the Russian Navy after ex… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, April 19, 2011; A group of Indian warships today arrived in Vladivostok, the main Russian Pacific Fleet base,
The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum has received a substantial follow-up order for the delivery of MTU engines and automation systems for 20 new vessels of the Indian Coast Guard. The value of the contract, which has been signed by the Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia, is in the mediu
A WARSHIP arrived in Liverpool for a weekend memorial to Canadians killed during World War Two… By Mark Caldwell (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, April 18, 2011
St. Petersburg’s Severnaya Verf shipyard floated out a new corvette for the Russian Navy featuring stealth technology on Friday… By Alexei Danichev (rian) [mappress] Source: rian, April 18, 2011; rian
Veteran destroyer HMS Bristol is towed into Portsmouth Harbour after a £4m refit on Tyneside – looking rather different from the vessel hauled north in October. Her main mast was removed while in the hands of the A&P yard at Hebburn – the structure was becoming unsafe and wasn’t needed for Bristol’s
With the Navy set to induct aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov by next year, the first batch of Navy personnel have begun training on the ref… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, April 15, 2011;
Kockums performs a general overhaul of HMS Trossö HMS Trossö is a support vessel of the Swedish Navy and the general overhaul is the largest overhaul performed on a marine vessel. It means that Kockums will review the whole ship and replace worn parts – from single screws to electrical systems. The
The Royal Naval frigate HMS Cornwall has handed over duties as the command ship for a counter-piracy patrol before returning to her base-por… (bfbs) [mappress] Source: bfbs, April 14, 2011;
India is gearing up to take delivery of the 45,000-tonne Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier with the navy training a batch of sailors in Russ… (headlinesindia) [mappress] Source: headlinesindia, April 14, 2011;
