In an emotional farewell, HMS Campbeltown slipped her moorings and sailed past the heart of the town for the final time. The population had turned out in high numbers to watch and support the ship on her final sail-past. During the ship’s visit the town staged a church service in honour of the friga
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the machinery control, alarm and surveillance (MCAS) systems on eight U.K. Royal Navy mine countermeasure vessels. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit will supply new-generation systems to
Russian shipyard Sevmash will begin sea trials for the three new generation nuclear powered submarine, which are under construction at the s… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand ,March 09, 2011;
CROWDS of well-wishers flocked to Liverpool’s cruise liner terminal to get a last glimpse inside Cammell Laird warship HMS Campbeltown… (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost,March 7, 2011;
The Naval Shipyard Gdynia (SMW) will build French submarines for the Polish navy, wyborcza.pl reports… (wbj) [mappress] Source: wbj,March 3, 2011;
Russia estimates a contract with France on the construction of four Mistral class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy to be worth at le… (en.rian) [mappress] Source: en.rian,March 3, 2011;
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been selected to supply a unique replenishment-at-sea (RAS) system to the Royal Navy. It will enable heavier-than-ever loads to be transferred between moving ships, more than doubling the amount of vital supplies which can be moved per transfer. Rol
Any remaining Britons still in Libya have been urged to make their way to Benghazi to board a British navy destroyer on its way to the port… (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo,March 2, 2011;
The NH90 helicopter recently made its first deck landing on an M-frigate, while the ship was under sail… (shephard) [mappress] Source: shephard, March 1, 2011;
MRMP issues Early Informations on Multi-annual repairs and maintenance works in the hull areas of the electric-propelled naval trainingship A958 “Zenobe Gramme”. Multi-annual repairs and maintenance works to naval vessels and associatedaccessories.Repairs and maintenance works to the logistics suppo
A PROUD widow collected a medal awarded to her late heroic husband who risked his life serving in the Royal Navy… (peterleemail) [mappress] Source: peterleemail, February 23, 2011;
Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad) plans to deliver Project 11711 large landing ship Ivan Gren to Russian Navy in 2012, reports press service of… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, February 16, 2011;
THERE’S some sparkle in the Granite City this weekend as her own warship sails in… [mappress] Source: navynews , February 10, 2011;
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been recognised for its outstanding achievements in generating sustainable growth and jobs by Europe’s 500, a non-profit organisation which promotes entrepreneurship. Former German Chancellor,
