Surface Vessels
HMS Westminster to Renew Her Affiliations in London, UK
The Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster, which is affiliated to its namesake borough, will be going alongside HMS Belfast in central London from Wednesday 13 March for the start of a six-day regional engagement visit. The ship’s visit to the capital is an opportunity to strengthen and renew the affiliat
VIDEO: Royal Navy to Take Over HMS Duncan (UK)
The Royal Navy is going to take over the type 45 destroyer, HMS Duncan, on Wednesday, 20th March. The manufacturer, Bae Systems, has managed to complete the finish touches on the ship in a record short time between the launch and handover of the ship. HMS Duncan, the final Type 45 destroyer, was the
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Sailors Volunteer at Rhone American Cemetery
Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) participated in a community relations (COMREL) event at the Rhone American Cemetery (RAC) March 9. RAC was established Aug. 17, 1944 for American Soldiers who were killed during World War II. The French government g
USS Hue City, German Frigate FGS Hamburg Leave Alicante, Spain
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) and German frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) departed Alicante, Spain, March 10. For the ships of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG 8), Alicante was an opportunity to continue to build cooperative relationships with each other
UK: HMS Westminster Conducts Seawolf Missile Tests
HMS Westminster completed two successful trial launches of her air defence missile system off the Isle of Wight. The Portsmouth-based frigate has been testing new canisters to hold her Seawolf missiles – tests which proved a hit as the weapon smashed two targets out of the Channel skies. Some 32 Sea
UK: HMS Ramsey’s Divers Clean the Minehunter’s ‘Moon Pool’ to Ensure Smooth Operation
If you ever wanted to know what the hole where a sonar on a minehunter is fitted looks like, allow diver Lt Cdr Ben Stait to demonstrate. This is the ‘moon pool’ of HMS Ramsey – the purposely-positioned hole in the Sandown-class ship’s hull through which the Variable Depth Sonar deploys. With the so
Next Generation of British Submarine Commanders Tested to the Limit
HMS Richmond and her sister HMS Westminster have been charging around the fjords of Norway as the submarine commanders of tomorrow were tested to the limit. The two frigates joined some 20 NATO warships and aircraft trying to hunt down two submarines carrying students on the world-famous internation
UK: Lusty’s Crew Tour HMS Queen Elizabeth
One hundred men and women from the British Navy’s present-generation carrier HMS Illustrious took the opportunity to tour the leviathan, HMS Queen Elizabeth, the biggest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, which is now around 80 per cent complete, when their ship was taking ammunition on board no
Top News of the Week of Mar 4 – Mar 9, 2013
Two More Littoral Combat Ships for US Navy Austal USA’s order backlog has grown by approximately US$681.7 million as a result of two additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the United States Navy. US Navy Announces Response to Sequestration Secretary of the Navy Ray
USA: HMS Edinburgh Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Edinburgh (D97) arrived at Naval Station Mayport, March 6 for a scheduled port visit. Edinburgh is currently taking on a range of tasks across the Atlantic Ocean, supporting counter-narcotic efforts and providing reassurance to U.K. territories and dependencies across th
Italy: Fincantieri Begins Construction of Sixth Fremm Vessel
On March 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Sestri Levante, Genoa), there was a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first sheeting for the sixth Fremm vessel. This is a further step in the European Multi Mission Frigate construction program, the most important joint initiative to date amo
UK: HMS Richmond Hosts Royal Naval Association Visit
HMS Richmond was pleased to welcome Mr Douglas Bell of the Royal Naval Association (Newbury Branch) for a short visit whilst the Ship was alongside HM Naval Base Portsmouth recently. Mr Bell (a former Charge Chief Petty Officer with 28 years service in the Royal Navy) had come onboard primarily to v
British, French Navies Join Forces in Anti-Piracy Patrol
A unique link-up between the Royal and French Navies – which saw a British helicopter deploy with a French warship on anti-piracy patrol – has been hailed a success. The frigate FS Surcouf returned to Toulon at the weekend after a three-month patrol of the Indian Ocean with a Lynx of 815 Naval Air S
UK: Type 45 Destroyers’ Capabilities to Be Put to a Test
The potential for Type 45 destroyers to help protect deployed UK and Allied forces from threat of ballistic missiles is to be investigated. Building on its relationship with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the joint Ministry of Defence and industry-run UK Missile Defence Centre (MDC) has agreed