Sailors from HMS Dauntless paid a rare visit to the Ivory Coast where they honoured the victims of a Christmas tragedy. The destroyer anchored off the fishing port of Sassandra, where some of the dead of a wartime flying boat tender were washed ashore when their vessel, the SS Dumana, was sunk by a
The 98 meters long SIGMA class frigate, the third frigate built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Moroccan Navy, left Vlissingen on the 22nd of May for her sea acceptance trials (SAT) in the North Sea, right on schedule as agreed in the contract. During the SAT, an intensive program
International community appreciates considerable role of Russian Navy in counter-piracy campaign, said US state secretary’s deputy assistant Tomas Kelly saying that “we very much value Russian participation in the coalition”. According to official figures, in the last year Russian warships escorted
Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) held a D-Day and Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony, June 6. The ceremony held on the ship’s mess deck honored the 68th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, during which al
The men and women of HMS Argyll certainly enjoyed the big day – and we’re not talking about the Diamond Jubilee. On the eve of national celebrations marking the Queen’s 60-year reign, a rather lower key, but no-less-enjoyable party was held aboard the Devonport-based frigate to mark her 21st birthda
INS Vikramaditya is going to take the sea for very important pre-induction trials on June 8. The extensively modernised former Soviet-era carrier Admiral Gorshkov was scheduled to take the sea from the Sevmash shipyard on May 25th. However poor weather forecast delayed the ship’s trials. But, accord
Bergen Group BMV has been awarded a contract with the Norwegian Armed Forces’ logistics organization for the ship technical maintenance of the Navy’s frigate class for the next two years. The contract includes an option for one-year extension for further three years. For the first two years, the con
The Navy officially accepted delivery of the future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) June 6 during a ceremony held at the Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette. Fort Worth is the third littoral combat ship (LCS) delivered to the Navy, and the second LCS of the steel, semi-planing monohull Freedom varia
The Coast Guard worked jointly with the Navy to airlift a sick crewman Monday night from the container ship Horizon Spirit transiting 460 miles west of San Diego. To be able to fly its long-range rescue mission, the San Diego-based MH-60 Jayhawk refueled aboard the Navy ship USS Peleliu before recov
The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) commemorated the Battle of Midway June 2 with a wreath laying ceremony followed by frocking newly-promoted petty officers. The ceremony honored the fallen Sailors that fought during the Battle of Midway, which is known as the turning point in the pacif
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway with a ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, June 4. The ceremony was hosted by Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Adm. Ted N. Branch; and was attended by more than 300 service members and civilians, to include r
Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, launched the U.S. Navy’s next amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6), from the company’s floating drydock on Monday. “Launching a large-deck ship is a significant milestone requiring several highly skilled shipyard crafts and a comp
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the turning point of the Pacific campaign in World War II, June 4. “Every Sailor on board this ship is fully aware of its namesake’s role in this decisive battle,” said Nimitz Commanding Officer Capt. Jeff
The winner of the $1.5 billion portion of Milgem program will be known on July 4, when Turkey’s top decision-making body on defense procurement, the Defense Industry Executive Committee will choose from two top Turkish shipyards, namely RMK Marine and Dearsan, Hürriyet Daily News reported. The contr
