Caspian Flotilla (CF) harbor minesweeper German Ugriumov held a ship damage control drill under supervision of Capt 2 rank Pavel Kuleshov, head of CF Technical Dept. During the drill, crew of the minesweeper practiced liquidation of fire hazard in a ship’s compartment, sealing a hole, and drainage o
Russian Navy’s carrier group consisting of aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko, frigate Ladny, rescue tug Nikolai Chiker, and tanker Lena on Jan 10 had completed formal call at Syrian port Tartus where Russian Navy’s technical maintenance center is located.
Touching down on a Royal Navy warship for the first time at sea, the Fleet Air Arm’s next-generation helicopter is beginning its most extensive trials yet. Wildcat – successor to the trusty Lynx which has served the Navy admirably since the 1970s – will spend the next few weeks flying from HMS Iron
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) frigate Ladny on Jan 10 had completed her mission within the Russian Navy’s carrier group in the Mediterranean Sea and returns to Sevastopol, reports RIA Novosti referring to Capt 2 rank Nikolai Voskresensky, spokesman for BSF. “BSF frigate Ladny has accomplished her mission in
The torch has been passed to a new generation of Royal Navy warships as the very first Type 45 destroyer heads off on her maiden deployment. Eleven years after she was ordered, nine years after the first steel was cut, six years since she was launched into an icy Clyde and three years after she [&he
International naval exercise RIMPAC 2012 will take place near Hawaii since June 29 till Aug 7, 2012 comprising naval forces of Asian-Pacific regional countries. Russia will be represented by destroyer Bystry, a rescue tug and a tanker. The exercise will be also attended by warships from Australia, I
The oldest naval destroyer in the world will be protected against hull corrosion by a Cathelco impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system. The ORP Blyskawica, a Grom-class destroyer which served in the Polish Navy during World War Il is currently moored in Gdynia as a museum ship. As the ve
Russian Navy’s carrier group consisting of three warships, a tug and a tanker carried out a formal call at the port of Tartus (Syria) in order to replenish supplies, reported RIA Novosti referring to a spokesman for Russian Navy. The carrier group consists of aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznet
Project 11356 lead frigate Admiral Grigorovich will join Russian Navy in 2014; presently, the ship is being built by Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, reported a spokesman for Russian Navy. “Totally, it is planned to build three Project 11356 frigates. On Dec 18, 2011 the shipyard laid a keel for the
Russian Navy’s flotilla headed by aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has already moored at Syrian port Tartus, report news agencies of Damascus. According to local media, the call of Russian carrier group is carried out in solidarity with Syria which is Moscow’s close ally. The 6-day visit of the Ru
The first deployment by a Royal Navy warship in 2012 begins today as minehunter HMS Ledbury sails from Portsmouth. The small Hunt-class ship is due to take her place alongside similar allied vessels in a NATO mine warfare force in the Mediterranean. Over the coming six months, the force – Standing M
Corvette Boiky will be commissioned into Baltic Fleet (BF) in 2012; at present, the ship had been launched and undergoes mooring trials at Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg. She will be the second serial corvette built under Project 20380. The lead ship is corvette Stereguschiy handed over t
About 30 New Year trees were set in mess rooms of Northern Fleet (NF) aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov prior to the New Year’s Eve. Several firs were decorated on other Russian warships deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. Although the trees are artificial, Russian mariners being on mission
On Friday 23 December, HM King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, officially commissioned the most recent acquired SIGMA Frigate ‘Tarik Ben Ziyad’ for the Moroccan Royal Navy. The 105 meter long SIGMA Frigate, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, was t
