Monthly Archives: July 2012

  Ocean applauds ocean-going yachtsman as Olympic Torch passes through Greenwich News Ocean applauds ocean-going yachtsman as Olympic Torch passes through Greenwich 22 July 2012 Eighteen sailors from Britain’s biggest warship lined the waterfront at Greenwich to applaud legendary yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston as he carried the Olympic Flame on the latest leg of its 8,000-mileContinue reading “Ocean applauds ocean-going yachtsman as Olympic Torch passes through Greenwich”

Royal Navy Ships Return from Middle East Deployment Posted on Jul 20th, 2012 with tags Deployment, East, Middle, Naval, Navy, News by topic, Return, Royal, ships. During their tour the Ships participated in several multi-national exercises and undertook a number of high profile visits, including the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition, showcasing the Royal Navy’s cutting edge mine countermeasures capability and engaging with internationalContinue reading “Royal Navy Ships Return from Middle East Deployment”

Navy Great Green Fleet The Navy conducted “Great Green Fleet” test exercises on July 18 in waters near Hawaii as part of the Rim of the Pacific event, the world’s largest international maritime exercise. During the test, an aircraft carrier, jets and vessels were powered by a blend of petroleum-based fuel and advanced biofuels derivedContinue reading “Navy Great Green Fleet”

Navy draws fire as it touts ‘Green Fleet’ By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Updated 10:37 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012 1 of 3 VIEW: Smaller | Hide Fleet replenishment oiler Henry J. Kaiser, left, delivers a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum-based fuel to the guided-missile cruiser Princeton during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of Rim ofContinue reading “Navy draws fire as it touts ‘Green Fleet’”

ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ – As a Royal Australian Navy helicopter lands on the deck of the USS Nimitz on Wednesday, two American destroyers, a cruiser and a fuel ship are steaming alongside the aircraft carrier some 100 miles north of Oahu. The ships in the carrier strike group and the 71 aircraft on theContinue reading “The Navy’s Great Green Fleet Strikes Back”