HMS Albion arrived in London on 12 September 2021 where she was moored off Greenwich for a week for International Shipping Week 2021. The amphibious assault ship made the trip from Plymouth to host a number of events in support…
Patrol ship HMS Severn was officially welcomed back into the Royal Navy family on 28 August 2021, despite being busy on operations for the past 14 months. Berthed alongside the famous wartime cruiser HMS Belfast on the Thames near Tower…
The Irish Naval Service has recently faced challenges with personnel numbers, but this seems to have abated somewhat and ships have been seen out and about more over the summer months. Significant changes are in the pipeline for the Naval…
SAS Mendi (F148) is on her way back to full operational capability after “suffering catastrophic damage to her propulsion engines”. The “damage” included total seizure of the Valour class frigate’s starboard propulsion engine while she was on duty in the…
The Russian Navy accepted the project 23120 logistical support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov on 8 August 2021. The acceptance act was signed by the chairman of the Commission for State Acceptance of Ships, Captain I Rank Andrei Yegorov. The date of…
Ships Monthly September 2021 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth high quality features, including a focus on the E-Flexer Stena Edda, a look at three of Orient…
Earlier this year, Norscrap West won a contract from the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) to recycle the wrecked frigate Helge Ingstad. The NOK 60 million (US$7 million) cost of scrapping will be mitigated by revenue generated from the sale…
The US Navy has carried out the first of a series of first-of-class Full Ship Shock Trials on USS Gerald R. Ford. The aircraft carrier was subjected to shock waves from a huge explosion while underway some 170 km miles…
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has contracted Damen Marine Components (DMC) for a series of rudders and steering gear systems. The equipment is for five vessels that Navantia is constructing for Armada Española – the Spanish Navy. These next-generation vessels are of…
Ships Monthly August 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 the ro-pax ferry Cotentin, the Soviet Navy Project 1144.1 Heavy Nuclear-Powered Missile…