Vessels
Canadian frigate spills 30,000 liters of fuel in Strait of Georgia
Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary spilled approximately 30,000 liters of fuel while transiting the Straits of Georgia in the morning of February 24. The F76 type fuel leaked in the vicinity of traffic lanes off British Columbia and was reported to Canadian Forces Base Esquimal
USS Virginia wraps up six-month deployment to Europe
The lead ship of the US Navy’s Virginia-class fast attack submarines returned to her New London homeport in Connecticut following a six-month deployment to Europe. USS Virginia (SSN 774) was welcomed to the base on February 22 . During the deployment, Virginia steamed approximately 27,500 nautical m
US destroyers continue Black Sea patrol after Bulgaria, Romania visits
US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Ross (DDG 71) are underway in the Black Sea again after completing port calls in Varna, Bulgaria, and Constanta, Romania, respectively. The two destroyers entered the Black Sea transiting the Bosphorus two days apart on February 17
Australian Navy contracts Saab for Anzac-class frigate upkeep
The Australian defense department has awarded Saab a contract to continue sustainment works for the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigates under the Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA). WAMA is a strategic partnership which includes Saab Australia, BAE Systems Australia Defence and Naval S
US Navy to christen future USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10)
The US Navy is set to christen its newest expeditionary fast transport ship in a ceremony at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama, shipyard on February 24. The future USNS Burlington, designated T-EPF 10, will be the first ship in naval service to honor Burlington, Vermont’s largest city. The first Navy ship Bu
New Zealand Navy decommissions diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui
The Royal New Zealand Navy decommissioned its diving and mine counter-measures support ship HMNZS Manawanui in a ceremony at Devonport Naval Base on February 23. The ship was paid off after 30 years of service and the ship’s White Ensign was lowered for the very last time. Manawanui was commissioned
US Coast Guard cleared to issue polar icebreaker RFP
The US Department of Homeland Security on February 21 granted the US Coast Guard an approval to proceed to the next step of its polar icebreaker program. The department’s approval allows the integrated program office, which includes Navy and Coast Guard personnel, to proceed with a planned release o
Russian “spy ship task group” reaches North Sea
After entering the Atlantic Ocean on their return home from Mediterranean tasking on February 19, a Russian task group composed of three ships has now passed the English Channel. The Royal Navy announced on February 22 that it deployed patrol ship HMS Mersey and a Wildcat helicopter from RNAS Yeovil
Keel laid for 21st US Navy littoral combat ship
The Lockheed Martin-led team in charge of constructing the Freedom-variant littoral combat ships held a keel-laying for the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the US Navy’s 21st LCS. The ceremony was held at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, on February 22. Ship sponsor Jodi Gree
General Dynamics delivers expeditionary sea base Hershel “Woody” Williams to US Navy
The US Navy’s Military Sealift Command received its fourth expeditionary sea base, future USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams, from General Dynamics NASSCO on February 22. The delivery took place after the vessel completed sea trials which started January 17, 2018. Construction of the USNS Hershel “Woody”
Second Ford-class carrier hull 70 percent complete
The structures necessary to complete US Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) are 70 percent complete, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced. Like its predecessor, the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Kennedy is being built with a modular con
Royal Navy frigate stops in Adelaide on Australia tour
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland stopped in Adelaide on February 23, for a visit as part of her tour of Australia tour. Sutherland is on a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen defense ties, as well as promote stability and security through combined naval operations and
US Navy contracts Alion for media support services
The US Chief of Naval Information Command (CHINFO) has awarded Alion Science and Technology a contract potentially worth $34 million to provide worldwide communications and media support services. Through this multiple-award contract, Alion will work to support CHINFO across five major tasks: media
NATO minehunters discover WWII mines in Oslo Fjord
Mine countermeasure ships deployed to NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) worked with the the Royal Norwegian Navy recently to locate WWII ordnance in the waters of Oslo Fjord. The group detected a total of 23 mines from and four torpedoes over the last two weeks. Conducting min