Britain’s newest operational warship HMS Diamond traded places with HMS Monmouth as the latter relieved the Type 45 destroyer as the Royal Navy’s Gulf guardian. The two ships met up in the Gulf of Aden, where Diamond formally handed over responsibilities to the Black Duke before beginning the long r
Tanker RFA Wave Ruler is about to turn for home after six months of providing fuel and other supplies to the ships of many nations committed to the fight against terrorism and piracy. The ship has delivered 14,000 tonnes of fuel to allied vessels – enough to fill six Olympic-sized swimming pools. UN
Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer Severomorsk is accomplishing combat training tasks in the Barents Sea… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 6, 2012
Project 22010 oceanographic ship with unlimited operational zone was put afloat today at Yantar Shipyard… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 6, 2012; Image: Flot
HMS Echo took eight would-be navigators to sea as experienced sailors assessed whether they had ‘the right stuff’ to guide Her Majesty’s ships on the world’s oceans. The survey ship was used by staff and students on the Fleet Navigating Officers course – which sets the benchmark for all navigators o
JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center resumed construction of a nuclear-powered deep-sea submersible to be a miniature… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 6, 2012; Image: Flot
Two dozen Royal Navy personnel oversaw a concerted effort to tackle terrorism and piracy in the seas east of Suez. Over five days, an international force of warships and Coast Guard vessels, focused their attention on either side of the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating the Arabian Peninsula a
HMS Blyth has begun the 3,000-mile journey for home on the Clyde after completing six months leading a NATO minehunting force in the eastern Mediterranean. The Sandown-class ship has left Aksaz in Turkey and will be back in Faslane in time for an emotional reunion with families before Christmas. The
The U.S. Navy has announced that, together with the Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA), it plans to research possible alterations to the subsea floor caused by the earthquake and tsunami in February 2010, reports Santiago Times. The research vessel USNS Pathfinder will cond
Order of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Commander Rear Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov was read in festive atmosphere; senior seaman… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 06, 2012; Image: Flot
HMS Westminster saved the best ‘Movember’ moustache for last. On the final day of the month urging men to grow ‘taches to raise awareness of men’s health issues, the crew unveiled the ship’s Lynx helicopter complete with a giant moustache… and bushy eyebrows. If you thought the RAF had the monopoly
Russian defense ministry confuted press reports that SLBM Bulava would be allegedly launched by nuclear submarine… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, December 06, 2012
