Monthly Archives: May 2022

HMS Nelson (pennant number: 28) was the name ship of her class of two battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s.

They were the first battleships built to meet the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Entering service in 1927, the ship spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, usually as the fleet flagship. During the early stages of Second World War, she searched for German commerce raiders, missed participating inContinue reading “HMS Nelson (pennant number: 28) was the name ship of her class of two battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s.”

USS Wasp (CV-7)

* U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat from Fighting Squadron 71 (VF-71) and Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc of No. 603 Squadron RAF on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) on 19 April 1942. Having landed her torpedo planes and dive bombers at Hatson in Orkney (UK), Wasp had loaded 47 SpitfiresContinue reading “USS Wasp (CV-7)”

HMS Hartland Point (A262/F 25) Beach Head class repair ship.

HMS Hartland Point (A262/F 25) Fleet Role: Landing Craft Maintenance  Type: Victory (8580 dt)  Completion Date: July 1945  Builder: BDD/VDD, Vancouver, BC  History: 1956: Commenced conversion to Escort Maintenance ship;  1960: Operational base ship at Hong Kong;  1965: Reserve status at Portsmouth. Fate : Sold February 1974, broken up 1979> >       @import url(‘https://ift.tt/6dg539zContinue reading “HMS Hartland Point (A262/F 25) Beach Head class repair ship.”

* VIDEO: Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul

By: Mallory Shelbourne May 23, 2022 4:43 PM * USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) Sailors salute the audience during the commissioning ceremony of the ship in Duluth, Minn., on May 21, 2022. US Navy Photo The Navy commissioned Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) at a Saturday ceremony hosted in Duluth, Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rep.Continue reading “* VIDEO: Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul”

Photos show China has fielded another semi-submersible transport ship -The official China Military Online website showed the semi-submersible heavy ship Yinmahu transporting a Type 958 air-cushioned landing craft. (China’s Defense Ministry)

* >MELBOURNE, Australia — It appears China has put at least one other semi-submersible transport ship into service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy, according to photos published by state media showing the ship transporting an amphibious hovercraft.The official China Military Online website showed the semi-submersible heavy ship Yinmahu transporting a Type 958 air-cushioned landing craft.>Continue reading “Photos show China has fielded another semi-submersible transport ship -The official China Military Online website showed the semi-submersible heavy ship Yinmahu transporting a Type 958 air-cushioned landing craft. (China’s Defense Ministry)”