Monthly Archives: August 2019

USS IOWA 1921 – USED AS A RC TARGET Iowa (BB4). Port bow, entering drydock, 09-01-1898 USS IOWA 1921 – USED AS A RC TARGET Coast Battleship No. 4 (ex-USS Iowa, Battleship # 4) — As a Target Ship, 1921-1923In mid-1919 the laid-up USS Coast Battleship No. 4 (which had been named Iowa until April ofContinue reading “USS IOWA 1921 – USED AS A RC TARGET”

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is pictured during counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean. HMS Somerset is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the eleventh ship of the class to join the fleet since 1989. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd on the River Clyde, in ScotlandContinue reading “HMS Somerset (F82)”

HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) Persian Gulf (Mar. 15, 2005) — The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) underway in the waters of the Persian Gulf alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Darwin is a long-range escort with roles including area air defense, anti-submarine warfare, surveillance, reconnaissance and interdiction. She can counter simultaneous threatsContinue reading “HMAS Darwin (FFG 04)”

Sea trials for upgraded HMAS Arunta ANZAC class frigate of Australian Navy Posted On Friday, 09 August 2019 14:50 Australian Navy RAN ANZAC class frigate HMAS Arunta has returned to sea for trials after completing the Project SEA 1448 Phase 4/4B ANZAC Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade.HMAS Arunta (II) is the second of eight Anzac classContinue reading “Sea trials for upgraded HMAS Arunta ANZAC class frigate of Australian Navy”

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