Monthly Archives: August 2020

1 Aug – On this day in 1861 Britain’s first Ironclad, HMS WARRIOR, was commissioned. The result of an arms race with France, she was obsolete by 1871 and spent much of her career in reserve. She was restored and returned to HMNB Portsmouth in 1987.

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German predreadnought battleship SMS Schlesien in Swinemünde.

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USS Indianapolis commemorates 75th anniversary of predecessor’s sinking

2KAmerican Military Newsby Joseph S. Pete – The Times / 14h //keep unread//hide The USS Indianapolis, commissioned at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor last year in the first commissioning of a U.S. Navy ship in Indiana history, laid a wreath at sea to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its predecessor, which was sunk in the Philippine SeaContinue reading “USS Indianapolis commemorates 75th anniversary of predecessor’s sinking”

RNZ Navy ship on way to controversial Covid-era war games in Hawaii

Coronavirus: Navy ship on way to controversial Covid-era war games in Hawaii The crew of the HMZNS Manawanui were not going to let a global pandemic stop them participating in the world’s largest maritime war games. The Royal New Zealand Navy ship and her 66 crew this week set sail on a two-week voyage to the RimContinue reading “RNZ Navy ship on way to controversial Covid-era war games in Hawaii”

RNZ Navy ship on way to controversial Covid-era war games in Hawaii

Coronavirus: Navy ship on way to controversial Covid-era war games in Hawaii The crew of the HMZNS Manawanui were not going to let a global pandemic stop them participating in the world’s largest maritime war games. The Royal New Zealand Navy ship and her 66 crew this week set sail on a two-week voyage to the RimContinue reading “RNZ Navy ship on way to controversial Covid-era war games in Hawaii”