Operations
HMS Monmouth to Take Over Royal Navy’s Deployment to the Gulf
Plymouth-based Royal Navy warship HMS Monmouth is ready to take over the Royal Navy’s deployment to the Gulf during the winter and spring to maintain the continuous British presence. The Type 23 frigate and crew of 215 left Plymouth earlier this summer and will be policing busy shipping lanes crucia
HMS Blyth Leads NATO Warships through Major Minehunting Exercise
HMS Blyth led international minehunters through a major exercise in waters off the historic Turkish city of Izmir. The Faslane-based ship is coming to the end of her six-month deployment to the Mediterranean, where she’s been in charge of a NATO minehunting task group. HMS Blyth headed to the bay of
Royal, Dutch Navies Team Up in the War on Drugs
The Royal and Dutch navies joined forces in the war on drugs when RFA Argus met up with the Netherlands frigate Van Amstel in the Caribbean. As well as combating the illegal narcotics trade, the two ships exchanged personnel and helicopters, and took part in a gunnery shoot. Both ships – Argus is an
Russia: Nevsky Shipyard Delivers Spasatel Karev of Project MPSV07
Delivery-Acceptance act for the lead multipurpose salvage vessel “Spasatel Karev” project MPSV07 was signed today, November 16th, 2012, at Nevsky Shipyard. The vessel is intended for Baltic BASU, part of the State Marine Pollution Control and Salvage and Rescue Service of the Russian Federation (Gos
ROS Regele Ferdinand Enters Port of Dar es Salaam
EU Naval Force warship, ROS Regele Ferdinand,entered the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, following a busy three weeks at sea. The purpose of the Romanian frigate’s port visit was threefold: to conduct routine maintenance on the ship’s equipment, to provide training to Tanzanian sailors and to enh
BSF Destroyer Smetlivy Finishes Repair, Leaves Italian Port Taranto
Crew of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy has finished repair and left Italian port Taranto, reported Russian defense ministry… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 16, 2012
BSF Ships Deployed Longer in Mediterranean in 2012
In 2012, intensity and overall deployment duration of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea has grown… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 16, 2012
HMS Diamond to Call at Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond is on course to make a scheduled visit to Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat as part of her six-month deployment to the Middle East. The visit symbolises the Royal Navy’s continued cooperation with the Gulf States in the region. Members of the Royal Omani Navy have a
Russian Grachonok-Class Counter-Terror Boat Passes Trials in Novorossiysk
Having arrived at Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Novorossiysk Naval Base, a newly-built Russian Grachonok-class counter-terror… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 15, 2012; Image: Flot
UK: ‘Eyes of the Fleet’ Join Forces
The two ‘eyes of the Fleet’ – a Type 45 destroyer and an airborne surveillance Sea King – have joined forces for the first time. The Sea King Mk7 – which has proven itself in times of war in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq – from 854 Naval Air Squadron worked with new destroyer HMS Diamond […]
UK: HMS Pembroke’s Company Take Part in Remembrance Parade
Gale force winds and high seas could not deter the Ship’s Company of HMS Pembroke from remembering. HMS Pembroke was forced to seek shelter in Campbeltown as the tail end of Super-storm Sandy hit the West Coast of Scotland. The weather may have been miserable but spirits were not as MCM1 Crew 8 part
Russian Navy Task Groups Heading for Gulf of Aden
Task groups of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and Pacific Fleet (PF) keep on accomplishing tasks at assigned regions in accordance… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 14, 2012; Image: Flot
EU NAVFOR Force, NATO Commanders Meet at Sea
On 10th November, EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, met with the Commander of NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield, Rear Admiral Ben Bekkering, on board the NATO flagship, HNLMS Rotterdam. The two Force Commanders discussed the issue of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali bas
Russia to React Harshly on US Warships Next to Its Coast, Vice Premier Says
Possible deployment of American warships equipped with Aegis-type missile defense systems next to Russian coast will … [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 14, 2012