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81-year-old US Coast Guard tall ship Eagle starts 2018 tour after service life extension
The US Coast Guard’s 81-year-old sail training ship ‘Eagle’ has started its 2018 training tour after completing a four-phase service life extension at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, in March. Norfolk is set to be the first stop for Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle where it is scheduled
Meteoro departs Spain to join Op Atalanta
Spanish Navy’s ESPS Meteoro is joining the European Union Naval Force’s (EUNAVFOR) Operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. The offshore patrol vessel departed the Military Arsenal of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on April 1, 2018, the navy informed. As explained, the deployment of Meteoro is part of th
Royal Navy deploys five P2000 boats on Scotland patrol
The Royal Navy has deployed five Archer class P2000 fast inshore patrol boats on an Easter tour of Scotland aimed at promoting the navy to Scottish communities. The vessels, which are all part of the First Patrol Boat Squadron, will transit the Caledonian Canal and spend the next few weeks visiting
Australia picks HII, KBR duo to establish its Naval Shipbuilding College
The Australian government has selected a joint venture between Huntington Ingalls Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root to establish the country’s Naval Shipbuilding College which will work with shipbuilders throughout the different stages of project construction and sustainment. The joint venture has
Spain-based Aegis destroyer starts fifth forward-deployed patrol
US Navy’s forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) got underway Naval Station Rota, Spain, on April 2 to start its fifth patrol in the US 6th Fleet area of operations. “We are excited to be heading out on our fifth patrol. The crew has completed a lot of hard
Dutch Navy amphibious ship joins NATO operation Sea Guardian
HNLMS Karel Doorman, the Royal Netherlands Navy’s multi-purpose amphibious ship, got underway from its Den Helder homeport on April 4 to join the NATO-led operation Sea Guardian. Karel Doorman will spend the next nine weeks patrolling the Mediterranean Sea monitoring patterns-of-life to detect suspi
France takes delivery of first BSAH newbuild
Loire, the first of four French Navy’s Offshore Support and Assistance Vessels (BSAH), has been delivered to the country’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA). The delivery took place on March 22, 2018. Built by Kership, the newbuild was launched in June 2017. Featuring a length of 70.3 meters and a wi
Future US destroyer Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) completes builder’s trials
Bath Iron Works-built US Navy destroyer Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) completed builder’s trials late March after four days underway, the US Navy announced. Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder and the Navy to assess the ship’s systems and it
Ukraine to receive two former US Coast Guard Island-class cutters
The Ukrainian Navy is set to receive two former US Coast Guard Island-class cutters, Admiral Ihor Voronchenko, head of the Ukrainian Navy, announced April 2. The navy chief said the contract for the transfer of cutters would be concluded as soon as the transfer and equipment-related expenses. Ukrain
USS Theodore Roosevelt pulls into Singapore
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) arrived in Singapore for a scheduled port visit on April 2 after supporting operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel over the previous four months. USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Singapore with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17,
First Australian Navy all-female team secures MRH-90 helicopter on HMAS Adelaide
A group of Royal Australian Navy aviation support trainees recently became the first all-female team to secure an aircraft on the deck of a Royal Australian Navy ship. The team was part of a group of 14 trainees and their instructors from HMAS Albatross who joined landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelai
US destroyer USS Carney concludes Mediterranean, Black Sea patrols
US Navy’s forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) completed a four-month patrol in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, returning to Rota, Spain, on March 31. While on patrol, Carney conducted missions in support of regional allies and partners in the Mediterranean and Black Sea re
HII receives $55m for USS Gerald R. Ford post shakedown repairs
The sole builder of US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers has received a $55.8 million contract for the post shakedown refit of the lead ship of a new class of US Navy aircraft carriers. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) will be undergoing repairs in Huntignton Ingalls Industries’ Newport News shipy
Swiftships gets $18m to build first US Navy LCU 1700
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Louisiana-based Swiftships an $18 million contract for the detail design and construction of the first of a new generation of landing craft – Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1700. Swiftships will be responsible for delivering the LCU 1700 detail design and c