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UK: Culdrose Based Aircrew Send Flight Deck Message Back to Queen
After sailing from Reykjavik and en-route to Hamburg, HMS St Albans and her ship’s company mustered on the flight deck in an EIIR formation in order to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. The pictures and video, taken by LA (Phot) Abbie Herron, from the Merlin were used during th
International Community Appreciates Considerable Role of Russian Navy in Counter-Piracy Campaign
International community appreciates considerable role of Russian Navy in counter-piracy campaign, said US state secretary’s deputy assistant Tomas Kelly saying that “we very much value Russian participation in the coalition”. According to official figures, in the last year Russian warships escorted
HNLMS Dolfijn Returns to Den Helder
After a three-month deployment to the counterpiracy operation in the waters off the Somali coast, the submarine HNLMS Dolfijn returned to Den Helder. With family and friends looking on, a tug brought the Dolfijn and its 55-man crew safely into the naval port. During its deployment, HNLMS Dolfijn thw
Norway: Bergen Group Signs Frigate Maintenance Contract
Bergen Group BMV has been awarded a contract with the Norwegian Armed Forces’ logistics organization for the ship technical maintenance of the Navy’s frigate class for the next two years. The contract includes an option for one-year extension for further three years. For the first two years, the con
UK: HMS Mersey Gets New Commander
Portsmouth based Fishery Protection Vessel HMS Mersey closed one chapter and opened another today when Lieutenant Commander Sarah Oakley took over from Lieutenant Commander Mark Anderson as Mersey’s Commanding Officer. Lieutenant Commander Oakley joined the Royal Navy in 1995 after reading a degree
Croatian Navy Missile Gunboat ‘Vukovar’ Participates in ‘ADRION LIVEX 12’
Croatian Navy missile gunboat “Vukovar” (RTOP-41) and 30 crew members participate in international military exercises “ADRION LIVEX 12” which is conducted from 4 to 8 June 2012 in the port of Koper – Slovenia and in international waters. The international military exercise “ADRION LIVEX 12” is a mul
DSNS, Ministry of Defence of Indonesia Sign SIGMA 10514 Contract
The Ministry of Defence of Indonesia and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), the Netherlands today signed a contract for the engineering, build and delivery of a SIGMA 10514 Guided Missile Frigate, PKR – Perusak Kawal Ruda. The PKR will be built for the Indonesian Navy, TNI AL, and is to be del
Cyprus Parliament to Allow Armed Guards on Board Ships
Triggered by growing pirate threats endangering safety of merchant ships, the Members of Cyprus Parliament have unanimously supported a bill, enabling the ships to have armed guards and use weaponry in order to defend themselves in case of pirate attacks, ITAR-TASS announced. This is the first bill
Italy: Commander Submarines Allied Naval Forces South Holds Change of Command Ceremony
On May 31, Allied Maritime Commander Vice Admiral Rinaldo Veri, Italian Navy, hosted the Change of Command Ceremony of Commander Submarines, Allied Naval Forces South (COMSUBSOUTH) at his Headquarters. Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command, Admiral James Stravidis, Uni
SNMCMG2 Concludes Successfully ITALIAN MINEX 12
From 14 to 28 May 2012 the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) participating in ITALIAN MINEX 12 (ITA-MINEX 12), an annual exercise directed by the Italian Navy MCM Forces Command (COMFORDRAG). The Exercise involved 14 naval units from Italy and SNMCMG2 as well as bomb-disposal spe
Turkish Navy Receives TCG Ç-155
ANADOLU Shipyard has successfully delivered to Turkish Naval Forces Command TCG Ç-155, the fifth of 8 envisaged vessels stipulated by the three- year- long Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project. The hand-over ceremony of TCG Ç-155 was held today and it was attended by Captain Enis Perçin, Planning, Desig
UK: HMS Ocelot Marks 50th Anniversary of Her Launching
London and Chatham-based Royal Naval Reservists joined submariners past and present on 12 May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launching of HMS Ocelot in Chatham. The launching of the diesel electric Oberon Class submarine HMS Ocelot in 1962 ended 400 years of shipbuilding at Chatham Docky
HNLMS Evertsen Heads for Suez Canal
This morning, 31 May, NATO Standing Maritime Group 1 flagship, HNLMS Evertsen, left Turkish territorial waters and is now heading towards the Suez Canal. HNLMS Evertsen is scheduled to take over command of Operation Ocean Shield on 7 June 2012. While in Turkey, the group conducted two port visits in
Russo-Norwegian Representatives to Discuss Final Details for Barents 2012
Final planning conference of the Barents-2012 Russo-Norwegian search and rescue exercise will take place in… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, May 31, 2012; Image: sz