Monthly Archives: June 2012

Sunken treasure: First World war submarine whose two captains won the Victoria Cross is discovered off Turkish coast 94 years after she went down

Sunken treasure: First World war submarine whose two captains won the Victoria Cross is discovered off Turkish coast 94 years after she went down Government want the site preserved as a war grave 25 lives were lost when the vessel was hit by heavy shellfire By CRAIG MACKENZIE PUBLISHED: 07:47 EST, 17 June 2012 | UPDATED: 01:53 EST, 18 JuneContinue reading “Sunken treasure: First World war submarine whose two captains won the Victoria Cross is discovered off Turkish coast 94 years after she went down”

INS Teg calls at Salalah port

INS Teg calls at Salalah port Sun, 17 June 2012 By A Staff Reporter — SALALAH — INS Teg, the latest ship of Indian Navy, called on Port of Salalah on Friday and is to leave for its next destination tomorrow. She was commissioned on April 27 at Kaliningrad, Russia. The state-of-art, stealth frigate withContinue reading “INS Teg calls at Salalah port”

Clean as a whistle and ready to sail back to the museum

ean as a whistle and ready to sail back to the museum Esther Han June 8, 2012 Read later Click for more photos HMAS Onslow Australian Navy submarine HMAS Onslow. Photo: Wolter Peeters After receiving a meticulous scrape, repaint and polish over two weeks, the submarine HMAS Onslow is ready to be the Australian National MaritimeContinue reading “Clean as a whistle and ready to sail back to the museum”

HMS Dauntless honours forgotten victims of U-boat attack in the Ivory Coast

Dauntless honours forgotten victims of U-boat attack in the Ivory Coast News Dauntless honours forgotten victims of U-boat attack in the Ivory Coast 8 June 2012 Sailors from HMS Dauntless paid a rare visit to the Ivory Coast where they honoured the victims of a Christmas tragedy. The destroyer anchored off the fishing port ofContinue reading “HMS Dauntless honours forgotten victims of U-boat attack in the Ivory Coast”

Philippine government gives OK for US to use old bases, newspaper reports

Philippine government gives OK for US to use old bases, newspaper reports By TRAVIS J. TRITTEN Stars and Stripes Published: June 7, 2012 A Filipino father and son watch the guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin get under way after participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Philippines (CARAT) exercise in October, 2010. THOMAS BRENNAN/U.S. NAVY CAMP FOSTER,Continue reading “Philippine government gives OK for US to use old bases, newspaper reports”