On 2 June 2021 Damen Shipyards Galati has performed the keel-laying ceremony on the Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. This marks an important milestone in the construction of this new supply ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The keel-laying…
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth features, including a focus on the ever changing ferry scene in the Irish Sea, The sinking of the warship General Belgrano,…
Damen Shipyards Group and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin have concluded a contract for an extensive series of model tests for the hydrodynamic development of the F126 frigates for the German Navy. Damen Naval and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin…
Ships Monthly May 2021 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth features, including a focus on HMS Bristol, USS Carl Vinson, Stena Europe, Wasa Express, and Delta Line’s…
After an extended period of closure, since March 2020, HMS Belfast will reopen its doors this July with an enhanced visitor experience. Visitors can enter new areas of the ship, learn about the lives of the crew who served on-board…
After a six-week period of maintenance, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam handed the HNLMS Evertsen back to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 14 April 2021. The shipyard worked hard – together with its Dutch suppliers – to prepare the Air Defence and…
The Ships Monthly April 2021 edition is out now and as usual is packed with news and features unavailable anywhere else. NEWS Waterfront – Solent debut for the new RRS Sir David Attenborough, the world’s largest container ship ordered,…
On 25 March 2021 Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi‑Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the South African Navy (SAN). The vessels will augment South Africa’s maritime security by enhancing the country’s…
A new version of Glenlee, one of the last surviving Clyde-built sailing ships, could be built as a training vessel for the Spanish Navy, which operated the original ship for 60 years. The proposal by a Spanish naval architect is…
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karanj was commissioned on 10 March 2021, and is the third of the six Kalvari class diesel electric submarines to enter service with the Indian navy since 2017. Karanj is the first truly indigenous submarine…