Monthly Archives: December 2019

USS Shannon (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25) was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for Marine Colonel Harold D. Shannon. Shannon (DD-737) was laid down on 14 February 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and launched on 24 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold D. Shannon The ship wasContinue reading “USS Shannon (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25)”

RAN – A year of small ships doing big things Published on 20 December 2019 LEUT Ryan Zerbe (author), LSIS Tara Byrne (photographer), LSIS Kayla Jackson (photographer), LSIS Christopher Szumlanski (photographer), SGT Matthew Bickerton (photographer) Topic(s): HMAS Mermaid (A02), HMAS Paluma (A01), HMAS Melville (A246), HMAS Leeuwin (A245), HMAS Diamantina (M86), HMAS Gascoyne (M85) HMAS Leeuwin transits in the Hinatuan Passage during… View OnContinue reading “RAN – A year of small ships doing big things”

JMSDF Monitors Four PLA Navy Ships in East China Sea December 19, 2019seawaves December 16, 2019 (Google Translation) – On 12/16, four Chinese naval vessels sailed north between Okinawa and Miyakojima and sailed toward the East China Sea. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to pay close attention to trends in China’sContinue reading “JMSDF Monitors Four PLA Navy Ships in East China Sea”

China just added a 2nd aircraft carrier to its rapidly growing navy – The Shandong RYAN PICKRELLDEC 18, 2019, 2:02 AM FACEBOOK TWITTER REDDIT LINKEDIN EMAIL REUTERS/StringerChina’s first domestically developed aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, seen at a port in Dalian. China has commissioned its first indigenously produced aircraft carrier into service with the People’s LiberationContinue reading “China just added a 2nd aircraft carrier to its rapidly growing navy – The Shandong”