Monthly Archives: September 2012

Russia: Fire Incident at Corvette Soobrazitelny Posted on Sep 4th, 2012 with tags Corvette, fire, Incident, News by topic, Russia, Soobrazitelny. Corvette Soobrazitelny happened to be motionless in the western part of the Baltic Sea due to fire in the ship’s engine room. According to information available to Central Navy Portal, although the crew managed to extinguish the fire, as aContinue reading “Russia: Fire Incident at Corvette Soobrazitelny”

USA: Presenting Zumwalt Class Destroyer SITREP Posted on Sep 4th, 2012 with tags class, Destroyer, News by topic, presenting, SITREP, usa,Zumwalt. The following post is by Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden, the director for the Navy’s Surface Warfare Division: “Recently, I mentioned my trips to Maine and Rhode Island to visit Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Raytheon Facility. Both of theseContinue reading “Radical looking new design – Presenting Zumwalt Class Destroyer SITREP”

HMS Bristol, a firm fixture in Portsmouth Harbour for nearly… Publications récentes Pacific Naval Exercise Fleet 2,000-Strong Sets Sail 4 Septembre 2012 Pacific Naval Exercise Fleet 2,000-Strong Sets Sail Press ReleaseMonday, September 03, 2012 Operation Kakadu Warships: Photo credit RAN Fifteen ships with about 2,000 Defence personnel from seven Pacific nations set sail from DarwinContinue reading “John’s Navy Updates”

USS Bonhomme Richard Tests Emergency Responce Capabilities Posted on Sep 4th, 2012 with tags americas, Bonhomme, capabilities, Emergency, News by topic,Responce, Richard, Tests, USS. Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a mass casualty drill to test emergency response capabilities, Sept. 3. The drill was an all-hands effort designedContinue reading “USS Bonhomme Richard Tests Emergency Responce Capabilities”

Russia: Caspian Flotilla to Face Modernization >> Naval Today. Russia: Caspian Flotilla to Face Modernization Posted on Sep 3rd, 2012 with tags Caspian, face, Flotilla, Modernization, News by topic, Russia. Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla (CF) in the nearest time will radically change and reinforce its strength, said Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov on Aug 29 during an inspection tour overContinue reading “Russia: Caspian Flotilla to Face Modernization >> Naval Today”