Monthly Archives: April 2020

USS Florida (BB-30) was the lead ship of the Florida class of dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy. She had one sister ship, Utah. Florida was laid down at the New York Navy Yard in March 1909, launched in May 1910, and commissioned into the US Navy in September 1911. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns and was very similar in design to the preceding Delaware-class battleships.

Anchored in harbor, circa 1921. USS Florida (BB-30) was the lead ship of the Florida class of dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy. She had one sister ship, Utah. Florida was laid down at the New York Navy Yard in March 1909, launched in May 1910, and commissioned into the US Navy in September 1911. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns and was very similar inContinue reading “USS Florida (BB-30) was the lead ship of the Florida class of dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy. She had one sister ship, Utah. Florida was laid down at the New York Navy Yard in March 1909, launched in May 1910, and commissioned into the US Navy in September 1911. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns and was very similar in design to the preceding Delaware-class battleships.”

EAST CHINA SEA (April 10, 2020) – An F-35B Lighting II fighter aircraft lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while the ship sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD 108) in the East China Sea. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

An F-35B Lighting II fighter aircraft lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while the ship sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD 108) in the East China Sea. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team isContinue reading “EAST CHINA SEA (April 10, 2020) – An F-35B Lighting II fighter aircraft lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while the ship sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD 108) in the East China Sea. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”

Rescue From Rangitāhua / Raoul Island

Sunday, 12 April 2020, 6:10 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Eugenie SageMinister of ConservationMinita mō Te Papa Atawhai PĀNUI PĀPĀHOMEDIA STATEMENT As New Zealanders stay home to save lives this Easter, some had an interesting journey home to observe the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown in their bubbles. The Royal New Zealand Navy shipContinue reading “Rescue From Rangitāhua / Raoul Island”

Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna undergoes trials following her second reconstruction, August 28th 1934.

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Italian light cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli taking part in NATO maneuvers in the Mediterranean, 1953.

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