Monthly Archives: January 2013

ON DECK 44 Basil <basil.r@xtra.co.nz> 12 January 2013 08:20                       In this week’s ON DECK * US Navy sailors sue Tokyo power company * RAN farewell two LCH ships * USS BARB (SS-220) * RNAS CULDROSE * ‘Floating Fortress’ unveiled (2010) * LAMPORT & HOLT LINE * RNZN Band – Art Deco Concert * SSContinue reading “From Basil and supplied by Peter Hogg Royal NZ Naval Assoc South Canterbury “peterhogg222@gmail.com””

Full house on Duncan as ship’s company join new destroyer News Full house on Duncan as ship’s company join new destroyer 11 January 2013 Another milestone in the world of the Navy’s new destroyers has been passed with the sixth and final Type 45 now fully crewed. More than 80 men and women joined theContinue reading “HMS Duncan as ship’s company join new destroyer”

Your Navy TODAY – Arabian Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Misawa, Japan from Navy Live by kellyallen On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, win our Nation’s wars. It is not possible to share everyContinue reading “Your Navy TODAY – Arabian Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Misawa, Japan”

 Different ship, different year as RFA Fort Victoria takes over support mission in the Middle East News Different ship, different year as RFA Fort Victoria takes over support mission in the Middle East 11 January 2013 The largest ship in the Naval Service has taken on the vital – and unsung – task of keepingContinue reading “RFA Fort Victoria takes over support mission in the Middle East”

Nine mil for new nine mil – sailors and marines take aim with new pistol News Nine mil for new nine mil – sailors and marines take aim with new pistol 11 January 2013 Sailors and Royal Marines will receive lighter, more accurate pistols with bigger magazines from today. Some 25,000 new Glock 17 pistolsContinue reading “Nine mil for new nine mil – sailors and marines take aim with new pistol”