BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has appointed Andy Harris as the new Head of Naval Architecture. Andy is a chartered engineer who joined BMT in 1996, having graduated from the University
Just two days after her sister-ship, HMS Astute, arrived home from her inaugural operational deployment, the second of the Royal UK Navy’s new Astute Class submarines, HMS Ambush also returned to HMNB Clyde after a successful maiden mission. High-tech hunter-killer HMS Ambush left Faslane on July 4
The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) entered the Black Sea, Oct.11, to promote peace and stability in the region. The flagship’s presence in the Black Sea will serve to reaffirm the United States’ dedication and commitment towards strengthening the partnerships and
Cammell Laird has completed its first centre blocks for a second aircraft carrier set to become the centrepiece of Britain’s military capability. The Birkenhead marine and engineering services company has fabricated and outfitted two blocks for the new PRINCE OF WALES aircraft carrier, which are bei
Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA) established Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Friday, Oct. 10, during an establishment and assumption of command ceremony on base. NSF Deveselu, formerly a disused Romanian airfield, is the first Navy base to be establ
HMS Queen Elizabeth Leaves Babcock Dock in Rosyth, UK HMS Queen Elizabeth was floated out of the Babcock dock in Rosyth (UK). Designed and built by BAE Systems and assembled by Babcock Marine, the HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest, and most powerful, surface warship ever to join the Royal Navy and
Guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) departed Duqm, Oman, following a routine port visit, Oct. 5. The visit gave Sailors an opportunity to experience the culture and hospitality of the host nation. During the port visit, Sailors were able to enjoy fishing, swimming, local cuisine and rela
Members of the Royal UK Navy’s Northern Diving Unit, based at HM Naval Base Clyde near Glasgow, have successfully replaced the White Ensign on HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow. The flag exchange ceremony has been made in advance of commemoration events on Tuesday (October 14) to mark the 75th anniversary
German Bremen Class Frigate FGS Lübeck joined EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta on 6 October. She relieved the German Joint Support Ship FGS Berlin following a few days of handover in the port of Djibouti. The Captain of FGS Lübeck, Commander Peter Christian Semrau, who has been training for
On 5 October, EU Naval Force Warship, FGS Berlin conducted her twenty-first and final Replenishment at Sea (RAS) as part of EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta with the EU Naval Force Flagship ITS Andrea Doria. The EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Guido Rando and nine members of th
Mary Maersk provided the backdrop for the Royal Danish Navy in an anti-piracy training mission last Sunday. Sailing through the Fehmarn Belt dividing Denmark and Germany, 30 soldiers were suddenly lowered from helicopters to board the Mary Maersk. The mission of the members of the Frogman Corps, an
The first of Class in the Royal UK Navy’s most advanced fleet of attack submarines, HMS Astute, returned to HMNB Clyde on Tuesday (October 7) after spending eight months at sea on her first operational deployment. The Commanding Officer of the submarine, Commander Gareth Jenkins, said: “This deploym
