Vessels
Detyens Shipyards to Revamp USNS Leroy Grumman
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., a naval facility specializing in emergency ship repair, ship conversion, and dry docking, has won a USD $9.6 million contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry docking of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). The contract includes options, w
USS Donald Cook Prepares for New Homeport
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is preparing to depart Norfolk, Va. on 31 January and head to her new homeport, the WVEC.com informed. The destroyer with about 340 sailors, 23 officers, 24 chief pretty officers and 291 enlisted, will be stationed at Spanish- based N
USS Denver Heads Out for US 7th Fleet AOR
The U.S. Navy’s second oldest deployable ship, USS Denver (LPD 9), left its homeport of Sasebo, Japan on Monday bound for the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. While deployed, the 45-year old Denver will team up with the Royal Navy of Thailand in annual exercise Cobra Gold, swapping decks and
USS Independence LCS 2 Stops in Humboldt Bay
The US Navy ship USS Independence stopped in Humbolt Bay Harbor for refueling today, the Times Standard reported. Captain John Powell, Humboldt Bay Harbor District Bar Pilot, said that the littoral combat ship (LCS) arrived to Schneider Dock and Intermodal Facility on Waterfont Drive in Eureka and
Future USS Coronado Leaves Austal Shipyard
The 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 construction yard en route to her homep
USA: L-3 Communications Bags USD 13.7 Million Aircraft Contract
Mississippi based company, L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, has received a USD 13.7 million modification to a previously awarded aircraft maintenance contract. L-3 will exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60 and
HMS Richmond Passes through Panama Canal
Royal Navy type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has achieved another milestone in her navigational history by maneuvering her way thorough the the Panama Canal for the first time. Bound for maritime security patrols in the Caribbean, with this passage HMS Richmond joined numerous other Royal Navy warships
Seahawk Romeo Helicopter Duo Handed Over to Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy’s NUSQN 725 squadron took delivery of the first MH-60R Seahawk Romeo maritime combat helicopter duo at an ‘In Service Date’ ceremony on Friday, January 24th at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. The delivery of Sea Hawk Romeo helicopters, which are replacing the Nav
US Spending Bill Includes USD 11.5 Mln for Two Virginia-Class Submarines
An amount worth USD 11.5 million, which is part of USD 1.1 trillion U.S. Spending Bill, has been allocated for the construction of two Virginia-class attack submarines at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and facilities upgrades, reports Fosters.com news site. US Senators Angus King and Susan Collins
NNS Receives CVN 78 Construction Support Contract (USA)
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Inc., located in Newport News, Va. has received a USD 9.8 million contract for onboard repair parts in support of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) construction. USS Gerald R. Ford will be the lead ship of its class of the US Navy supercarr
BAE Systems Bags USS Chung Hoon DSRA Deal
BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards has won a USD 37.4 million deal for fiscal 2014 dry-docking selected restricted availability of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93). Under the contract, BAE Systems will undertake maintenance and modernization efforts on the ship.
Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship Keeps Busy in South Georgia
Following a request for assistance in cleaning efforts, the Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector steamed her way through tough weather to Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. HMS Protector crew arrived on site and helped clear a 1.5km stretch of beach of washed up debris in just under two hours. The
USS Makin Island Performs Well on Sea Trials
The crew of the US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, USS Makin Island (LHD 8) went out to sea to test the ship’s overhauled systems. Namely, the ship has undergone a 13-month Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA) period, which saw numerous repairs. During the nine-day scheduled sea trials
Colombian Sailors Finish CARIS BDB Training
CARIS Bathy DataBASE (BDB) training took place recently at the Colombian Navy’s Center for Hydrographic and Oceanographic Studies (Centro de Investigaciones idrográficas y Oceanográficas (CIOH)) based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia by a software company CARIS. Bathy DataBASE delivers a robust an