The Royal Navy ship, HMS Somerset replenished at sea with the US Navy replenishment oiler USNS Laramie. HMS Somerset received fuel from the Command Task Force 53 tanker without having to leave her area of operations. The type 23 frigate recently passed the Suez Canal and was in need of refuelling
All the hard work on certifying the ninth U.S.Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, Pre-Commissioning Unit Somerset, (LPD 25) has finally paid off enabling the ship to cast off from Avondale-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding site on Monday, February 3, bound for co
USS America (LHA 6), the US Navy’s amphibious assault ship, returned to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on 31 December, completing successfully acceptance sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. During the trials, USS America performed operation of the hybrid gas turbine/ele
The United States Navy has confirmed that the christening of the future USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2014, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW) said on Friday. The christening of the USS Zumwalt was originally set for October 19, however, due to the U.S.Governmen
The U.S. Navy’s second of three Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) vessels, USNS John Glenn (MLP-2) was christened on Saturday morning, February 1st at General Dynamics’ NASSCO arm in Sand Diego. The godmother of the ship, Lyn Glenn, daughter of the legendary U.S. astronaut John Glenn, in whose honor t
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) and the Royal Australian Navy have signed a contract, under which OSI will provide in-service-support for its ECPINS-W Sub (Warship Submarine) software across the Navy fleet. The contract was signed for software upgrades and engineering support services over the next thr
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk has awarded a contract worth USD 6.6 million to Vigor Marine LLC, seated in Portland, Ore, for regular overhaul and dry docking availability of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). The overhaul, which is expected to last until Apri
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., a naval facility specializing in emergency ship repair, ship conversion, and dry docking, has won a USD $9.6 million contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry docking of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). The contract includes options, w
The U.S. Navy’s second oldest deployable ship, USS Denver (LPD 9), left its homeport of Sasebo, Japan on Monday bound for the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. While deployed, the 45-year old Denver will team up with the Royal Navy of Thailand in annual exercise Cobra Gold, swapping decks and
Mississippi based company, L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, has received a USD 13.7 million modification to a previously awarded aircraft maintenance contract. L-3 will exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60 and
Royal Navy type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has achieved another milestone in her navigational history by maneuvering her way thorough the the Panama Canal for the first time. Bound for maritime security patrols in the Caribbean, with this passage HMS Richmond joined numerous other Royal Navy warships
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Inc., located in Newport News, Va. has received a USD 9.8 million contract for onboard repair parts in support of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) construction. USS Gerald R. Ford will be the lead ship of its class of the US Navy supercarr
Following a request for assistance in cleaning efforts, the Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector steamed her way through tough weather to Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. HMS Protector crew arrived on site and helped clear a 1.5km stretch of beach of washed up debris in just under two hours. The
The crew of the US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, USS Makin Island (LHD 8) went out to sea to test the ship’s overhauled systems. Namely, the ship has undergone a 13-month Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA) period, which saw numerous repairs. During the nine-day scheduled sea trials
