VESSELS June 1, 2020, by Naida Hakirevic Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC-1139), a Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. The USCGC Myrtle Hazard is the first of three FRCs to be homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, increasing the presence for the USCG in theContinue reading “USCG takes delivery of first Guam-based Sentinel-class FRC”
Monthly Archives: June 2020
USCG takes delivery of first Guam-based Sentinel-class FRC
VESSELS June 1, 2020, by Naida Hakirevic Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC-1139), a Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. The USCGC Myrtle Hazard is the first of three FRCs to be homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, increasing the presence for the USCG in theContinue reading “USCG takes delivery of first Guam-based Sentinel-class FRC”
USS Gerald Ford Done Proving It Can Launch Planes, Ready to Tackle Warfighting Operations
By: Megan EcksteinJune 1, 2020 6:39 PM USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) flight deck May 30, 2020. US Navy Photo If the Navy has spent the last three years taking USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) from a construction project to a platform that can launch and recover jets, the service is now taking steps to turn the shipContinue reading “USS Gerald Ford Done Proving It Can Launch Planes, Ready to Tackle Warfighting Operations”
HMS Queen Elizabeth Honours Her Majesty’s Coronation With ‘Alternative’ Gun Salute
The aircraft carrier used the Phalanx weapon system to mark 67 years since Queen Elizabeth II was crowned.2nd June 2020 at 3:34pmPlay Video Her Majesty The Queen’s namesake Royal Navy ship has marked 67 years since her coronation at Westminster Abbey with a modernised gun salute. One of two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS QueenContinue reading “HMS Queen Elizabeth Honours Her Majesty’s Coronation With ‘Alternative’ Gun Salute”
NAVAL HISTORY – From HMS Cockchafer to HMS Pansy: Why Would You Call A Ship That?!
Would you rather serve on HMS Fearless or HMS Pansy?2nd June 2020 at 3:39pm The Battle of Trafalgar. Credit: Michael Rosskothen/Shutterstock For all of his accomplishments, Winston Churchill was perhaps not best known for his judgement in the naming of ships, having once been adamant that HMS Pitt would be a fitting title for a battleship. IfContinue reading “NAVAL HISTORY – From HMS Cockchafer to HMS Pansy: Why Would You Call A Ship That?!”
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