Monthly Archives: June 2022

HMS Liverpool – The then new Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool (D92) arriving at Portsmouth on the 14 Aug 1982

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The amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) passes under the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as it prepares to pull into port to participate in San Francisco Fleet Week.

  SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2015)  Fleet Week 2015 is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team. The Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will be in San Francisco to celebrate the rich history of America’s naval forces and the Bay Area. This engagement will highlight navalContinue reading “The amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) passes under the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as it prepares to pull into port to participate in San Francisco Fleet Week.”

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrives at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces deployed to Japan.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 18, 2015)  Chancellorsville recently completed a combat systems update with the latest Aegis Baseline 9 combat system. Chancellorsville is the first U.S. Navy ship to forward-deploy with that capability to help ensure the U.S. is best positioned to provide security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass CommunicationsContinue reading “The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrives at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces deployed to Japan.”

HMS Illustrious

HMS Illustrious pictured in Portsmouth Naval Base on 14th January 19891982 / 19500t disp.Built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend (102)Aircraft carrier operated by the Royal NavySold for scrapping, arriving at Aliaga in January 2017 from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/SJlchw5 via IFTTT

PLA Navy’s Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa holds 1st far sea drills in Sea of Japan

By  Liu Xuanzun Published: Jun 15, 2022 08:53 PM     Two Type 055 large destroyers, the Nanchang and the Lhasa, are moored at a naval port in 2021. File photo: Courtesy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy China’s second Type 055 large destroyer, the Lhasa, is reportedly holding its first far sea drills by enteringContinue reading “PLA Navy’s Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa holds 1st far sea drills in Sea of Japan”