In a ceremony held at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth on 29 July, the UK’s Royal Navy ‘NavyX’ innovation team took delivery of a modified Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008. Named XV Patrick Blackett after a distinguished naval…
SHIPS MONTHLY August 2022 The August issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and features, including outstanding articles and features. LATEST NEWS Waterfront – Greek ships registered in the Isle of…
The Indian Navy recently took delivery of two new ship assist tugs from local state-owned enterprise Hindustan Shipyard (HSL). Sister vessels INS Balraj and INS Balbir are the final two in a batch of four tugs that were ordered by…
USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the fourth ship for the US Navy’s reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) programme, was christened in San Diego on 26 June 2022, being named after Medal of Honour recipient Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley.…
SHIPS MONTHLY July 2022 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and features, including outstanding articles and features. The July issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is not…
In a ceremony held at Simons Town Naval Base, the first of three, state-of-the-art, Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) has been handed over to the South African Navy. The vessel marks the culmination of four years of work for…
The decommissioned US Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk docked at the Port of Brownsville, Texas on 31 May 2022 after a 16,000-mile trip from Bremerton, Washington, around the tip of South America, prior to her recycling. International Shipbreaking Ltd.,…
The Royal Navy ship HMS Shoreham made a final farewell visit to the Sussex town after which she was named. HMS Shoreham was escorted into the Sussex port on 13 May by the Shoreham Harbour lifeboat Enid Collett, the pilot…
OCELOT at 60 by Patrick Boniface HMS Ocelot is a survivor. Unlike most of her sisterships of the Oberon class diesel electric submarines, she has been preserved for future generations and it is hoped that following restoration work she will…
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