Monthly Archives: August 2021

HMS Albion (R07), nicknamed “The Old Grey Ghost of the Borneo Coast”, was a 22,000 ton Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy seen here during the Indonesian Confrontation 1965 being refuelled by RFA Tidereach

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US Battleship Believed to be USS Nevada in Melbourne, Australia 1926 and possibly USS Washington (ACR-11/CA-11/IX-39) in background. Confirmation appreciated

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USS Nebraska (BB-14) False bow-waves were officially adopted on the 6th of April 1915 and ordered to be painted on all ships to counter the efficiency of submarine attacks

  USS Nebraska (BB-14) was a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second of five members of the class, and the first ship to carry her name. She was built by the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle, Washington, with her keel laying in July 1902 and her launching in October 1904. The completed ship was commissioned into the US Navy in July 1907. TheContinue reading “USS Nebraska (BB-14) False bow-waves were officially adopted on the 6th of April 1915 and ordered to be painted on all ships to counter the efficiency of submarine attacks”

USS Swallow (AM-65)

  USS Swallow, 1944 USS Swallow (AM-65) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was the second U.S. Navy ship named after the swallow. Swallow earned two battle stars for World War II service. She was sunk by a kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa on 22 AprilContinue reading “USS Swallow (AM-65)”

Analysts: Malaysia’s Navy Drill Sends Strong Message to South China Sea Claimants

Southeast Asian nation successfully test-fires live anti-ship Exocet missiles after May incursion by Chinese planes. 2021-08-20 Print Share Comment Email An Exocet MM40 missile is fired from the KD Lekir during the “Taming Sari” exercise by the Malaysian Navy, Aug.12, 2021. Royal Malaysian Navy Malaysia’s successful test-fire of three live anti-ship missiles last week clearlyContinue reading “Analysts: Malaysia’s Navy Drill Sends Strong Message to South China Sea Claimants”