The HMCS Vancouver was the first of several active vessels from the Royal Canadian Navy to dock at The Shipyards on Friday. Nick Labaabout 6 hours ago PreviousNext 1 / 4 The HMCS Vancouver docked at around 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 29 at the Burrard Dry Dock Pier in North Vancouver.Nick Laba Expand People with eyes on BurrardContinue reading “Navy ships arrive in North Vancouver, open for tours Saturday”
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Iowa-Class: The Legendary US Navy Battleship That Was Unstoppable
By Peter Suciu Published 1 day ago USS Iowa Battleship. Image Credit: Creative Commons. The US Navy built the Iowa-class battleships to help win World War II. While they certainly helped accomplish that, they ended up helping win the Cold War as well: While the United States Navy’s USS Iowa (BB-61) didn’t enter service until 1943, she and her sister battleships had their sightsContinue reading “Iowa-Class: The Legendary US Navy Battleship That Was Unstoppable”
Japan Commissions First-In-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’ 「もがみ」
The commissioning ceremony for the first-in-class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’ 「もがみ」. JMSDF picture. Japan Commissions First-In-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’ 「もがみ」 Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. held a delivery ceremony and a self-defense ship flag raising ceremony for the first-in-class frigate ‘Mogami’ (もがみ). The event took place today at the MHI shipyard inContinue reading “Japan Commissions First-In-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’ 「もがみ」”
Top Navy Admiral Wants Rust-Free Ships
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In an interview with the US Naval Institute, the US Chief Of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Mike Gilday, addressed the issue of US Navy ships returning to port covered in rust, saying that rust-free ships are critical for deterrence and naval readiness. “On the appearance side, you have to be ready, you have toContinue reading “Top Navy Admiral Wants Rust-Free Ships”
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
Photo: Fincantieri The delivery ceremony took place at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard on 28 April 2022. The Al Zubarah-class corvettes, designed consistent with the RINAMIL rules, will be highly flexible and capable of fulfilling different kinds of tasks, from surveillance with sea rescue capacities to being fighting vessels. They are about 107 meters long,Continue reading “Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Ministry of Defence.”
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