Monthly Archives: March 2022

HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer  HMS Cardiff pictured in Portsmouth Naval Base on 29th May 1994 HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Cardiff served in the Falklands War, where she shot down the last Argentine aircraft of the conflict and accepted the surrender of a 700-strong garrison in theContinue reading “HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer “

USS Mississippi pictured departing Portsmouth Harbour on 7th July 1988 USS Mississippi (CGN-40), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state admitted to the Union. Her keel was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia, on 22 February 1975. She was launched on 31 July 1976. The ship was commissioned onContinue reading “USS Mississippi (CGN-40), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser”

The decommissioned aircraft carrier EX-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is towed Saturday, March 22, 2008 into the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniato join other decommissioned ships at the Navy Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility (NISMF) with CVW-17 embarked – Valletta, Malta – June 2004 Pensacola, Florida – March 2004 Mayport, Florida – November 2003 with CVW-7 embarkedContinue reading “CV 67 – USS John F. Kennedy (More photos on blog – https://ift.tt/QtmO6Zd )”

HMS Beagle pictured arriving in Portsmouth on 21st January 1994 HMS Beagle pictured in Devonport Naval Base on 28th July 1989 HMS Beagle pictured at Devonport on 6th May 1996 Built by Brooke Marine, Lowestoft (359)Hydrographic survey vessel operated by Royal Navy Sold for further service in 2002, converted into a luxury yacht and renamed TITAN in 2004 from JC’s Naval and Military news and photosContinue reading “HMS Beagle “