Surface Vessels
First RN Lynx Helicopter Joins French Frigate on Counter-Piracy Deployment
THE first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter to join a French frigate on a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon. As part of the initiative for the UK and French armed forces to work more closely together, the Lynx Mark 8 aircraft from Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton will
IONIEX-2012 Joint Russian-Italian Naval Exercise Finished
Participants of the IONIEX-2012 joint Russian-Italian naval exercise, namely Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy, BSF seagoing… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 13, 2012; Image: Sevastopol
UK: LB04 Arrives at Rosyth Dockyard
The final hull section of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has arrived at Rosyth dockyard, according to the Scotsman.com. The Lower Block 04 left BAE System’s yard on the Clyde last Sunday. For more details visit the link. “LB04 is the largest section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, and the final part o
Sea Phase of IONIEX-2012 Held in Ionian Sea
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy and seagoing tug MB-304, Italian frigates Aviere and Zeffiro took the sea on… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 12, 2012
Russia to Deliver Another Missile Frigate to India
Russia will deliver the second of three frigates built for India at Yantar Shipyard on Friday, RIA Novosti reports. The delivery ceremony of the warship will be held in Kaliningrad, said Spokesman for the Yantar Shipyard. The contract for construction of the three Talwar class guided missile frigate
The Netherlands: HMS Holland Receives Ship of the Year Award
The prestigious Ship of the Year prize has been awarded to the innovative ship, which was designed and mostly built in the Netherlands, during the annual Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam on 8 November 2012. HMS Holland was competing against ten other ships for the award, with the decision ultimatel
RN Minehunter HMS Middleton Joins Remembrance Day Observance
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton has arrived in London ahead of Remembrance Sunday to take part in commemorative events across the capital. The Portsmouth-based ship sailed along the Thames and under Tower Bridge on November 8 as she arrived to berth alongside iconic Second World warship HMS Belf
Russia: BF Frigate Neukrotimy Sank
Being written-off from Baltic Fleet (BF) three years ago due to worn-out condition, frigate Neukrotimy sank on Nov 3… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, November 8, 2012
STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard Starts Production of Next Generation OPVs for Finnish Border Guard
On Monday 22 October 2012, STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard started the production of next generation offshore patrol vessel to be built for the Finnish Border Guard. The start of production at the Rauma Shipyard was carried out following traditions. Chief of the Finnish Border Guard, Lieutenant Gene
Exercise Mavi Balina 2012 Begins in Turkey
The trilateral training exercise Mavi Balina 2012 (MB12) kicked off in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey, Nov. 5. Mavi Balina is an invitational maritime exercise, hosted by Turkey, which focuses on providing realistic operational training in surface and submarine warfare for uni
UK: HMS Dragon, the Largest Warship to Sail into Fowey Estuary
The Royal Navy’s super-capable Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, will visit Fowey from Friday (November 9) for three days, the first of her class to do so and easily the largest warship to sail into the river estuary in many years. HMS Dragon has been at sea undertaking an intensive training package th
Lower Block 04 of QE Aircraft Carrier Leaves Clyde, UK
Bae Systems, global defense, aerospace and security company, has announced on its official twitter account that Lower block 04 of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has departed Clyde. “And she’s off….Lower Block 04 leaves the Clyde to embark on her delivery voyage to Rosyth ”, Bae Systems wrote.
Sailors from HMS Atherstone Pick Up American Gauntlet
Six sailors from Gulf-based minehunter HMS Atherstone have picked up the gauntlet thrown down by their American counterparts to race in a gruelling endurance event: a 70-mile swim, run and cycle around Bahrain. Six sailors from Gulf-based minehunter HMS Atherstone have picked up the gauntlet thrown
HMS Severn to Play Central Part in Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day Launch
The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Severn is in London until November 4th, helping to play a central part in the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day launch. HMS Severn provided the backdrop on October 31 for London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, to start this year’s poppy day with the sale of the fir