Pre-Commissioning Unit Anchorage (LPD 23) moored pierside in Manzanillo, Mexico, Nov. 14 on her first liberty port call. Anchorage is currently on her maiden voyage transiting to her future homeport in San Diego. The ship departed the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding site in Avondale
Crew of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy has finished repair and left Italian port Taranto, reported Russian defense ministry… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 16, 2012
Family members and friends welcomed USS Key West (SSN 722) Sailors during an arrival ceremony on U.S. Naval Base Guam Nov. 9. As one of three forward-deployed submarines, Key West, a fast-attack submarine, replaces USS Buffalo (SSN 715) that transfers to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in early 2013. “Our tax
Rear Admiral Hockley, the Royal Navy’s Flag Officer Reserves, has visited HMS Sherwood in Nottingham to discuss future opportunities for the UK’s Maritime Reserve forces. HMS Sherwood is the home of the Royal Navy in the East Midlands and the Royal Naval Reserve Unit for Reservists across the East M
In 2012, intensity and overall deployment duration of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea has grown… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 16, 2012
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 15 for a visit as part of its rotational deployment. “Jacksonville is excited to be in the Western Pacific working alongside our friends and allies, and for more than half my crew this is
Caspian Flotilla (CF) celebrates 290-th anniversary on Nov 15. It was established in 1722 by the decree of Peter the Great… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 16, 2012; Image: Mil
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond is on course to make a scheduled visit to Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat as part of her six-month deployment to the Middle East. The visit symbolises the Royal Navy’s continued cooperation with the Gulf States in the region. Members of the Royal Omani Navy have a
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) Fleet Health Services hosted an all-hands call for Navy medical personnel from across the Hampton Roads area at Naval Station Norfolk Nov. 14. During the all-hands call, Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, Navy surgeon general and chief of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Su
Construction of two newest Project 20380 corvettes Sovershenny and Gromky is being delayed because Russian defense… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 16, 2012; Image: englishboard
The City of Virginia Beach hosted a Veterans Day parade and ceremony to salute past and present American veterans Nov. 12. Virginia Beach has been hosting the Veterans Day events since 1970 and is one of 64 designated sites nationwide that serve as a model for community events in honor of the nation
The commander of Naval Surface Forces, and commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Sailors on Hawaii-based ships Nov. 14 for the first time since assuming his current position. Vice Adm. Tom Copeman toured several ships in Pearl Harbor including Ticonderoga-class guided-missile c
A task response group of the Royal Navy is going to visit Malta between 19 and 23 November, writes the Malta Today.com. HMS Illustrious that will be berthed at Pinto Wharf in Grand Harbour, will be joined by HMS Bulwark, RFA Mounts Bay and MV Hartland Point. All ships have deployed to the Mediterran
The Iranian Navy’s 22nd fleet of warships came back home yesterday, after completing a 75-day mission in high seas, according to the Fars News Agency. Late in October the warships docked in Port Sudan, where they secured transportation and shipping opposing sea piracy. The Iranian naval task force w
