Ships from the U.S. Navy’s carrier strike group eleven took part in a show of force strait transit training exercise around San Clemente Island off the coast of Southern California, March 25. Princeton, along with aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers
The Indian Navy commissioned the first of eight landing craft utility vessels that are built for the navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. Designated as INLCU L51, the vessel was commissioned by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on March 28. The LCU is a 900-ton ship measuring 62.8 meters in length
Over 30 ships and submarines are taking part in the UK-hosted bi-annual exercise Joint Warrior over the course of next two weeks. Around 13,000 soldiers and sailors from 13 nations will hone their warfighting capabilities from March 26 to April 6. Among the participants are ships from Standing NATO
Italian Navy’s Maestrale-class frigate ITS Espero has joined the EU’s counter piracy mission off the coast of Somalia. ITS Espero was welcomed to the counter-piracy task force on Saturday, March 25. Led by Commander Luigi Pirozzi, ITS Espero’s sailors and marines prepared for their mission with oper
Royal Australian Navy’s amphibious landing ship dock HMAS Choules set sail for northern Queensland in anticipation of Tropical Cyclone Debbie. The amphibious ship left Sydney on March 27 as part of broader Australian Defence Force support to Queensland emergency services responding to the cyclone, w
Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Wave Knight was leaving the Dutch Antilles territory of Curacao recently when she completed a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Caribbean Sea with the Royal Netherlands Navy’s multi-purpose frigate, HNLMS Van Amstel. The maneuver was a return to basics for Wave Knight as
Royal Navy’s current flagship, HMS Ocean, wrapped up an eventful six-month deployment to the Middle East and returned to HMNB Devonport, Plymouth on March 24. During her deployment, HMS Ocean became the first UK warship to lead the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force (CTF) 50 in the Arabi
U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) is set to become the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the new ROK Joint Civil-Military Complex which opened on Jeju-do island February 26, 2016. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is scheduled to arrive on Saturday, March 25. Rear Adm. Brad Coope
Despite being the oldest operational ship in the Royal Navy with 36 years of service, minehunter HMS Ledbury is preparing to embark on a three-year deployment to the Persian Gulf. To prove she and her 45-strong ship’s company are ready for the 7,300-mile sea journey from Portsmouth to Bahrain, home
The Peruvian Navy commissioned its newest polar oceanographic research vessel, B.A.P. Carrasco during a ceremony on March 22. The 97 metre ‘BAP Carrasco’ was built at Construcciones Navales P. Freire shipyard in Vigo, Spain, and handed over to Peru earlier this month. BAP Carrasco was launched in Vi
After spending some seven months operating independently in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, U.S. Navy’s guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) is set to return home on March 24. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser will return to Pearl Harbor after starting its deployment together with guided missile destroy
The Italian-hosted and NATO-led anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta concluded on Friday off the coast of Sicily. Submarines under operational control of NATO Submarine Command (COMSUBNATO) joined surface ships under Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Task Unit Two (SNMG2 TU02) and maritime p
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (FLO) has extended seven framework contracts with Bergen Group Services related to work on the servicing and maintenance of the Armed Forces vessels. The total value of the contract extension is estimated to be NOK 15-20 million (approx. $1.8-$2.3M). The
U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) completed final contract trials on March 17, achieving her first milestone since commissioning in September, 2016. The completion of the construction and initial operating testing of the Navy’s eighth LCS are part of a series of post-del
