By: Andrew Chuter 1 day ago 105 People line the shore to watch as tug boats maneuver the 65,000-tonne British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth into Portsmouth Harbour in Portsmouth, southern England, in August 2017, as it arrives at for the first time in her home port. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) LONDON – The largestContinue reading “British name enormous carrier strike group heading for the Indo-Pacific”
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The third USS Rochester (CA-124), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, was laid down 29 May 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 28 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. M. Herbert Eisenhart, wife of the president of Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, New York; and commissioned 20 December 1946 at the Boston Navy Yard, Captain Harry Aloysius Guthrie in command.
USS Rochester (CA-124), The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Rochester (CA-124) at anchor in 1956. Rochester was deployed to the Western Pacific from 29 May to 16 December 1956. Rochester departed Provincetown, Mass., 22 February 1947 for shakedown out of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. By the end of April, she was at Philadelphia, ready to commence nine extended naval reserve training cruises whichContinue reading “The third USS Rochester (CA-124), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, was laid down 29 May 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 28 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. M. Herbert Eisenhart, wife of the president of Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, New York; and commissioned 20 December 1946 at the Boston Navy Yard, Captain Harry Aloysius Guthrie in command.”
USS Platte (AO-24) was a Cimarron-class oiler launched in 1939 and scrapped in 1971.
USS Platte (AO-24) was a Cimarron-class oiler launched in 1939 and scrapped in 1971. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3sQyciY via IFTTT
Aug 9, 2017: to be commissioned in September, the first of the RAN’s new AWDs, HOBART III, approaches Sydney Harbour for the first time
Aug 9, 2017: to be commissioned in September, the first of the RAN’s new AWDs, HOBART III, approaches Sydney Harbour for the first time – LSIS Tom Gibson. 7016. A S70B2 Seahawk trailed a giant RAN Ensign over the Nu-Ship HOBART III, as the lead ship for the Navy’s new Air Warfare Destroyer squadron approachedContinue reading “Aug 9, 2017: to be commissioned in September, the first of the RAN’s new AWDs, HOBART III, approaches Sydney Harbour for the first time”
HMAS CHOULES – is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
HMAS Choules (L100) At the end of 2010, Largs Bay was marked as one of the vessels to be removed from service under the Strategic Defence and Security Review. She was offered for sale, with the RAN announced as the successful bidder in April 2011. After modifications to make her more suited for Australian operatingContinue reading “HMAS CHOULES – is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.”
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