The Ministry of Defence of Indonesia and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), the Netherlands today signed a contract for the engineering, build and delivery of a SIGMA 10514 Guided Missile Frigate, PKR – Perusak Kawal Ruda. The PKR will be built for the Indonesian Navy, TNI AL, and is to be del
The Richard Etheridge, the second vessel in the Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) recapitalization project that was built by Bollinger Shipyards, was officially delivered to the Coast Guard May 26 in Key West, Fla. after transiting from Lockport, La. Richard Etheridge will be h
Daisuke Hayashi never thought he would get the chance to visit Australia without actually leaving the territorial waters of Japan. But, today that’s exactly what he did. The Lieutenant – Junior Grade, who normally works in the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force Destroyer Shimakaze, is spending a f
HMAS Ballarat has set sail for the Pacific Ocean to take part in an anti-submarine warfare exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, after a busy and culturally enriching port visit to the city of Kure, near Hiroshima. The Anzac Class Frigate has spent the last four days in Kure, hoste
The second out of three ships being built for Indian Navy by JSC Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad, Russia)… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, June 5, 2012; Image: Yantar Shipyard
The Guard, made up of two P2000 patrol boats HMS Trumpeter and Ranger, two Picket Boats, two Rigid Inflatable Boats from HMS Diamond, and four Off-shore Raiding Craft from 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines – was followed by The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines who piped the boats along t
The crew of HMAS Ballarat made some new friends in Japan this week, over a hotly contested game of Soccer. The Australian crew took on the crew of the Japanese Destroyer Shimakaze, which is acting as host ship to Ballarat’s port visit in Kure, near Hiroshima. The Anzac Class frigate has travelled to
Zhenghe, the Chinese Navy training ship, carrying 308 sailors, cast anchor at the port city of Taranto, Italy on Thursday making a fifth stop on her 30,000 nautical mile journey, Xinhua reported. The ship will be staying in a five- day visit which will include meeting with provincial and municipal o
Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond launched the nation’s weekend of jubilee celebrations on June 1 by honouring the Queen during a spectacular entry in to Portsmouth Naval Base. The Type 45 destroyer fired a 21-gun salute and gave three cheers to Her Majesty as the ship entered Portsmouth Harbour while
The Coast Guardrescued two people after being separated from their recreational boat, approximately 10 miles off the coast of Beaufort, N.C., Sunday. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report over VHF-FM channel 16 from a crewmember aboard the S
Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee, AVSM, NM, took over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS) at the Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) on May 29. He is the first ever submariner to have become Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. Commissioned on 01 January 1977, the Flag Officer special
The ANZAC-class Guided Missile Frigate, HMAS Ballarat, has arrived in Japan for maritime exercises with Japan and the United States. After a short port visit to the city of Kure, HMAS Ballarat will participate in the Australian–Japanese bilateral Exercise Nichi Gou Trident 2012 from 4–6 June 2012. T
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Smetlivy commanded by Capt 2 Rank Viktor Skokov returned to Sevastopol from the Mediterranean Sea… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, June 1, 2012
Fresh from patrolling the North Atlantic, HMS Dauntless has made her mark in Sierra Leone. The Type 45 destroyer’s crew completed an important visit to the capital Freetown, reinforcing recent exercises between the ship and West Africa navies. Britain’s High Commissioner Ian Hughes played host onboa
