Monthly Archives: June 2022

Royal Naval ships

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From left to right, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) sail in formation during a maneuvering exercise with the Finnish and Swedish navies in the Baltic Sea, May 17, 2022.

BALTIC SEA – The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, are on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass CommunicationContinue reading “From left to right, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) sail in formation during a maneuvering exercise with the Finnish and Swedish navies in the Baltic Sea, May 17, 2022.”

(HMS Ranee, the lend-leased USS Niantic (CVE-46) was rebuilt in 1946 – 1947 and served several cargo lines under different names, here S.S. Pacific Breeze. The ship was scrapped in Taiwan in 1974.)

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USS America pulls into Naval Station Guantanamo Bay 2014

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HMS Ocean (L12)/PHM Atlântico (A140)), enters River Wear, Port of Sunderland stern first. Harbour Master front centre.

NAM Atlântico (A140) (previously PHM Atlântico (A140)) is a landing ship and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy.[7] Originally constructed in the United Kingdom for service with the Royal Navy as landing platform helicopter, she was commissioned on 30 September 1998 as HMS Ocean, serving until being decommissioned on 27 March 2018, and then commissioned into service with Brazil the following June. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/iSOwb2H viaContinue reading “HMS Ocean (L12)/PHM Atlântico (A140)), enters River Wear, Port of Sunderland stern first. Harbour Master front centre.”