The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 departed Naval Air Station North Island April 19 and will join up with San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment. Nimitz le
Australian Navy’s New LHD Takes Shape A high precision Enerpac SyncHoist system has been successfully deployed by heavy lift and transport specialists Universal Cranes to ensure optimum accuracy and safety in the hoisting and positioning of key components of one of the largest ships ever built for t
Raytheon Company delivered the second Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System for installation on Australia’s newest Air Warfare Destroyer, the Brisbane. A previously awarded direct commercial sale contract calls for a total of three Phalanx mounts to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. The f
U.S. Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and contracted salvage personnel successfully raised and returned to shore a sunken patrol boat (PB 502), April 18. Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 10, a Navy Reserve unit based in Jacksonville, Fla., was conducting a routine training eve
Crew 101, normally embarked aboard littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), successfully completed crew certification aboard their sister ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), April 16 making them the first LCS crew to take command of multiple LCS ships. “This is the first time Crew 101 has been on a ship
In efforts to extend ship life, increase capability and assure critical operations, the U.S. Navy is refitting its USS Mount Whitney Blue Ridge class command ship. GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a contract worth US$14 million if all options are exercised with Military Sealift Command (MSC
The Navy’s first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Singapore April 18, highlighting the next phase of her deployment to Southeast Asia. “Freedom has met every milestone of this deployment on time and with the professionalism you would expect of U.S. Navy Sailors,” said Cmdr. Timoth
With members of the US Congress continuing to express concern about the impact of sequestration on the military, the US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told a congressional panel on April 16th that the Navy and Marine Corps will be able to meet their current and future missions only with proper resourcing.
The US Navy has removed a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens from the list of ships that will be decommissioned this year. What is more, instead of being scrapped, the ship may receive an upgrade in a local shipyard, according to U-T San Diego. The USS Cowpens is named after the Ba
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the nation’s newest research vessel will be named R/V Sally Ride, in honor of the former UC San Diego faculty member who was the first American female astronaut and the youngest American to fly in space. The ship is owned by the U.S. Navy, will be opera
Command of the Blue Crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) changed hands on April 12 during a ceremony at the Naval Undersea Museum. Capt. Erik A. Burian relieved Capt. James E. Horten. “It’s the captain that spreads the accolades for the ship’s successes, but bears
The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), emerging from Refueling and Complex Overhaul, completed Phase I of the Crew Certification Process (Crew Cert) April 5 in preparation for returning to the Navy’s operational fleet. Crew Cert is a mandatory assessment of the crew’s abil
The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) will return to San Diego from its deployment to the 4th Fleet Area of Operations (AOR), April 12. Due to budget limitations imposed by sequestration, the Secretary of Defense decided on March 21 that Thach would return to homeport earlier than expected.
Active duty and retired submariners gathered alongside Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Detachment San Diego contractors for a ceremony held onboard Naval Base Pt. Loma, San Diego to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the loss of the USS Thresher (SSN 593) and the 129 Sailors and civilian shipyard personn
