The first of the U.S. Navy’s supercarriers, the decommissioned USS Forrestal (AVT 59), lead ship of 56,000 ton-class aircraft carriers, is setting sail today, February 4, on its final voyage. Weather permitting, the ship will be heading for recycling at the All Star Metals facility in Brownsville, T
The United States Navy has confirmed that the christening of the future USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2014, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW) said on Friday. The christening of the USS Zumwalt was originally set for October 19, however, due to the U.S.Governmen
The US Navy has sent USS Donald Cook, a ballistic-missile destroyer, to Spain to bolster NATO’s anti-missile presence in Europe. USS Donald Cook departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va. on January 31 bound for her new homeport of Rota, Spain, where three other Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will be d
An Indian Navy ship has run aground off the coast of Vishakapatnam, India sustaining damages, the Press Trust of India reports. The ship is said to be a Magar-class Landing Ship Tanker (LST), used for amphibious warfare. Hindustan Shipyard Limited designed and built only two ships of the class for
The keel for the Australian Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) HMAS Brisbane was laid today at Australia’s premier naval industry hub, Techport Australia. The ceremony was presided by the Australian Minister of Defence Senator the Hon David Johnston. “Thank you all for attending today. Toda
Future USS Coronado Leaves Austal Shipyard he US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Coronado, left the Austal USA Shipyard and headed to her commissioning site in Coronado, Calif. LCS Program Manager, Capt. Tom Anderson, said that it was exciting to see the ship exiting the new
The US Coast Guard Cutter Farallon intercepted and offloaded 300 pounds of cocaine, worth up to USD 3.5 million on January 29, 2014. The seizure is a result of cooperation between the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs Border Protection, Drug Enforcement Administration and Dominican Republic Navy coordinat
Within its scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, the U.S.Navy’s frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) dropped anchor in Nouakchott, Mauritania for a port visit, on Wednesday. The visit is aimed at building up relations with the Mauritian leaders and bolstering maritime partnershi
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond headed out from Portsmouth on January 29th for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Middle East. The warship will be tasked with maritime security operations in the Gulf, where she will team up with the UK allies and their fleets in making sure th
DCNS has delivered the multimission frigate Mohammed VI to the Royal Navy of Morocco without delay. His Excellency Prince Moulay Rachid El Alaoui, brother of the King of Morocco, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister of Defence and Patrick Boissier, Chairman & CEO of DCNS attended the handover c
Hetman Sahaydachnyi, a Krivak class frigate of the Ukrainian Navy, has completed the second patrolling within EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta and docked in Djibouti for logistic support, replenishment and maintenance work. During the patrol, the ship completed some onboard trainings and exercise
Snow aboard an aircraft carrier is a pretty rare sight, however the winter storm that swept through the United States has treated the crew of the U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with a taste of home. About three inches of snow (7 centimeters) dawned on the aircra
Crewmembers of the German Navy ship FGS Hessen, attached to EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta, boarded three Iranian flagged dhows in the Gulf of Aden last week. FGS Hessen detected the three dhows drifting in the waters and contacted them via radio to ask if they needed any assistance. Crewmember
In the aftermath of the recent mishaps that have caused various safety concerns, the Indian Navy has decided to suspend the commanding officers of INS Talwar and INS Betwa. Over the recent period, the Indian Navy has been in the center of media attention, due to a number of accidents that marred i
