Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Baltimore volunteered to work with civilian curators from Historic Ships in Baltimore to move the frigate USS Constellation (1854) from its berth to the Cianbro ship yard in Baltimore for repairs on the Navy’s 239th birthday, Oct. 13. “I cannot thi
This image shows RFA Argus being loaded overnight in Falmouth Docks in preparation for her deployment to West Africa. The vessel will be deployed as part of the UK’s leading role in response to the Ebola outbreak. The principal role of RFA Argus is to serve as a Primary Casualty Receiving Ship (PCRS
During her recent port visit to Djibouti to replenish food and spare parts, Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Speijk, took the opportunity to assist EUCAP Nestor in delivering practical training for Somali students who are currently completing a port control course. After the warship arrived in Djibouti, the
The crew of Canadian Navy’s HMCS Victoria received the Operational Service Medal in recognition of their successful two-and-a-half month deployment on Operation CARIBBE in 2013. This is the first operational medal for HMCS Victoria and the second medal for a submarine while contributing to Op CARIBB
The Canadian Navy’s HMCS Chicoutimi commenced sea acceptance trials on September 28, 2014 near Esquimalt, B.C. The trials are expected to last seven to eight weeks and will test the Victoria-class submarine’s engineering systems and capabilities, as well as its crew, to ensure that all are performin
A routine inspection this morning of on-base accommodation in Australian Navy’s HMAS Cerberus has resulted in hazardous material being located in a residential unit. As a precaution, a 400 metre safety zone has been established around the accommodation block. Victoria Police are in attendance and a
Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), held the naming ceremony for the first Patrol Vessel (PV) built for Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) on 14 October. The Guest-of-Honour was H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harub Al Busaidi
The Spanish Navy High Readiness Forces (Maritime) Headquarters (SP MARFOR) will embark its Staff on board the amphibious assault ship ‘Castilla’ to lead and command NATO’s exercise ‘Noble Mariner-14’. Spain is the host nation of this exercise to be held from the 16th to the 26th of October off the c
Capt. Sterling Dawley relieved Capt. Yvette Davids as commanding officer of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a change of command ceremony aboard the Bunker Hill while in port in Singapore, Oct. 3. Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, commander, Carrier Strike Group 1,
Sailors and Coastguardsmen disrupted a shipment of cocaine illegally trafficked in the 4th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 25. Members of guided-missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell (WHEC-719) with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 Detachment
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group wrapped up operations in the Western Pacific and reported for duty in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility Oct. 15. The strike group consists of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) with embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and Destroyer Squa
The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, USS La Jolla (SSN 701), celebrated an active career spanning more than three decades at Lockwood Hall Lanai at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 14, prior to her decommissioning. La Jolla is scheduled to depart Pearl Harbor en route to Norfol
USS Constitution will get underway in Boston Harbor on Friday, Oct. 17, in commemoration of the U.S. Navy’s 239th birthday and the ship’s upcoming 217th birthday. More than 500 guests, made up of individuals and organizations with long-standing ties of support to both the ship and the Navy, will acc
The last remaining British survivor of the First World War, and of the Battle of Jutland still afloat, is looking at a future as a floating museum. HMS Caroline, a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, will be transformed into a visitor attraction in time for centenary commemoratio
