The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 18, to conduct naval operations in support of security and stability in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. Ross is the second of four forward deployed naval ships to arr
The four NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group TWO (SNMCMG2) have arrived in Constanta, Romania, for a scheduled port visit. SNMCMG2 is visiting the port as part of the Group’s scheduled deployment to the Black Sea to enhance maritime security and NATO’s readiness in the
UK’s Second New Aircraft Carrier Step Closer to Assembly Just days after the naming ceremony for her sister, a giant segment of the second of Britain’s two new aircraft carriers has been completed. Indian Navy’s INS Kuthar Damaged in Accident INS Kuthar, Indian Navy’s Khukri class corvette, was dama
Taking a break from patrolling the Indian Ocean, Royal Marines have been training alongside the Seychelles Coast Guard in support of a multi national counter-piracy effort. UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Austin recently completed a five day port visit to the Seychelles during which her embark
Sandown-Class mine hunter, HMS Bangor, sailed into Glasgow today (Friday July 18) for the start of a visit of almost three-weeks. The 52.7-metre ship, which usually makes her home at Faslane, took the short journey up the Clyde and to go alongside at Plantation Quay, next to the Glasgow Science Ce
Two British ships have carried out exercises with the French and Guinean Navies off the coast of West Africa. HMS Iron Duke and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Black Rover have carried out Officer of the Watch manoeuvres in the Atlantic Ocean with the French frigate Commandant Blaison, two Guinea
Leading Airman Leon Smethurst waves Sea King Sierra Two-Six of 771 Naval Air Squadron – the Ace of Clubs – off the flight deck of HMS Ocean as Britain’s biggest warship begins assuming the duties of the nation’s on-call helicopter carrier. Less than a fortnight after sailing from her native Devonp
Guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participated in a bilateral search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off the coast of Cyprus with search and rescue units and personnel from the Republic of Cyprus, July 16. The SAREX provided an opportunity to promote maritime capabilities and interoper
Ships of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, viz., INS Shivalik, INS Ranvijay and INS Shakti, under the Command of Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived at Vladivostok on 14 July 14. Indian Navy officials were welcomed by the representatives of the Rus
The Italian Navy, her personnel and assets, are engaged in a number of activities ranging from social commitment, humanitarian aid, environment protection and scientific research, in accordance with her dual–use vocation. The Navy’s minehunters and hydrographic units are deployed to detect mines a
The last of the Invincible class carriers, HMS Illustrious, will make her final entry into Portsmouth on Tuesday 22 July. After a career spanning 32 years, the Royal Navy’s helicopter and command platform is being withdrawn from service. Illustrious is succeeded by HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s larg
Britain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time yesterday as she was moved out of dry dock. With just two metres to spare at either side of the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, a flotilla of tugs inched the ship from the dock where she was constructed at Rosyt
The Spanish Navy’s frigate ‘Cristóbal Colón’ (F-105) arrived at Ferrol after 136 days away from her home base integrated into the Second Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG-2). During those days the ship participated in the counter-piracy operation ‘Ocean Shield’ in the Indian Ocean and the counter
Royal UK Navy minehunter HMS Chiddingfold has been taking part in an annual NATO workout in the Black Sea. HMS Chiddingfold is one of four NATO ships that took part in Exercise Breeze 2014 off the Bulgarian coast. The ships are all part of the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group Two (SNMCMG2
