The U.S. Navy officially accepted delivery of the amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) from Huntington Ingalls Industries during a ship custody transfer ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss., April 10. More than 900 Sailors and Marines assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) America marched to the shi
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract valued at over $100m by the US Department of Defense to provide continued support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft. The follow-on, one-year contract will continue the successful s
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) is scheduled to arrive at Naval Base San Diego today, on April 9 following the rescue of a family with a sick infant on a disabled sailboat approximately 1,300 miles south of San Diego. Namely, on April 6 a team from the
Vigor Industrial LCC has received a contract worth up to USD 6.8 million to conduct mid-term shipyard availability of the US Navy’s replenishment oiler, USNS Gaudalupe, hull number T-AO 200. The contractor will provide 72,000-hour main engine maintenance, followed by main engine turbocharger overh
Chief of U.S. Naval Research Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder joined family members of the late Neil Armstrong March 29 to christen the Navy’s newest research ship, named for the legendary astronaut and first man to walk on the moon. The lead Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship in its cl
Detyens Shipyards Inc. has received a USD 8.5 million contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry-docking of USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). The contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to USD 9.5 million. Work under the contract will i
Canadian Ship (HMCS) Glace Bay recovered 97 bales of cocaine during a patrol in the Caribbean Basin, as part of Operation CARIBBE, on March 15, 2014. HMCS Glace Bay, in cooperation with her embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (USCG LEDET), identified a suspect fishing vessel while
The pre-commissioning crew of future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) completed training on its Integrated Power System (IPS) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division – Ship Systems Engineering Station (NSWCCD-SSES) March 14. “The program’s objective is to provide hands-on operational training to
On March 15, a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment aboard her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Glace Bay, assigned to Joint Interagency Task Force South, patrolling the Caribbean Sea, identified the King Gold, a Panamanian-flagged fishing vessel suspected of smuggling drugs. The LEDET boarded
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is scheduled to return to their homeport of Coast Guard Base Seattle at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 21, 2014, following a 108-day deployment of Operation Deep Freeze 2014. Polar Star departed Seattle Dec. 3rd, 2013, and made port calls in Honolulu, Sydney, Australia
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a contract valued at $642.5 million to construct an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The award brings the total number of ships to be constructed by Bath Iron Works under a multi-year procurement to five, and the total value of th
Russia Sinks Ship to Block Ukrainian Navy Ships The Russian Navy Ochakov Kara-class cruiser was sunk last night to block the Ukrainian Navy ships deployed in Novoozerne, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence said in a press release today. The information was confirmed by the Ukrainian military of the So
The United States Ship (USS) Michael Murphy arrived yesterday alongside Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with family members and civilian contractors evacuated from Canadian navy ship (HMCS) Protecteur, five days after a fire onboard. Nearly 300 people were aboard the ship when the fire broke out, including
Canadian Navy Ship HMCS Protecteur remains under tow and is now approximately 220 nautical miles (407 kilometres) North East of Pearl Harbor, Canadian Department of Defence informed on March 3. Despite weather challenges these past two days, crews continue to work diligently during this towing ope
