Monthly Archives: December 2020

The announcement of the successful basin trails of INS Vikrant came on Twitter, from the official handle of Defence Public Relation Officer for Kerala, under directorate of Public Relations of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India: According to an Indian MoD statement made back in January this year during a visit by Indian DefenceContinue reading “India’s New Aircraft Carrier IAC 1 – INS Vikrant Passes Basin Trials”

Published on 01 December 2020 LEUT Gordon Carr-Gregg (author), POIS Yuri Ramsey (photographer) Topic(s): HMAS Armidale (P83), HMAS Armidale (I), Commemoration The crew of HMAS Armidale (II) take part in a service to commemorate the loss of HMAS Armidale (I), which was sunk by Japanese aircraft during WWII. Ahead of today’s investiture ceremony for Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean VC, theContinue reading “Patrol Boat crew commemorates HMAS Armidale (I) sinking ahead of investiture”

 Geoff Ziezulewicz 3 hours ago 44 The U.S. Navy will not repair the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, which burned for more than four days this summer in San Diego. In the end, resurrecting the devastated large-deck amphib would have been too costly, Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the Navy Regional Maintenance Center, told reportersContinue reading “Navy will scrap fire-ravaged Bonhomme Richard”

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Breeze joined the 25th Minesweeping Flotilla at Tulagi in April 1943. On her arrival she was also formed, with Matai and her sister ship Gale, into the 9th Auxiliary Minesweeping group within the flotilla. They carried out night-time patrol and escort duties under COMSOPAC control. The Japanese were well north by this time, but occasionally made sudden attacks into American strongholds around Guadalcanal. InContinue reading “HMNZS Breeze (T02/T371) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper.”