Monthly Archives: July 2022

Saudi naval force conducts mine countermeasures training with U.S. Navy and Royal Navy Participating mine countermeasures ships included the RSNF Al-Shaqra (MCMV 422), UK Royal Navy HMS Brockelsby (M 33), and U.S. Navy USS Dextrous (MCM 13). An MH-53E Sea Dragon attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 provided aerial mine hunting support.

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HMAS Adelaide (III) L 01 is a Canberra Class assault ship or Landing Helicopter Docks (LHD) of the Royal Australian Navy. Displacing 27,800 tonnes, it (and its sister HMAS Canberra (III) L 02) is the largest warship ever built for the Royal Australian Navy.

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Tourville was the second ship of the Duquesne class cruisers of the French Navy.

    During the interwar period she served in the Mediterranean while taking periodic cruises to show the Flag. During the war she was on blockade duty in the mid Atlantic then the Mediterranean. She was interned for three years at Alexandria, rejoining the war effort in 1943. Again assigned to blockade duty in theContinue reading “Tourville was the second ship of the Duquesne class cruisers of the French Navy.”

1945 Guppy-type American submarine to be scrapped – USS Clamagore (SS-343)

We report on the sad news that the 1945 Guppy-type American submarine exhibited for years in Charleston harbour, USA, is to be scrapped. 1945 Guppy-type American submarine to be scrapped: This submarine was built at the end of World War II and is to be dismantled because of extensive corrosion and deterioration. The Patriots Point NavalContinue reading “1945 Guppy-type American submarine to be scrapped – USS Clamagore (SS-343)”

British Nelson-class battleships HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney were exceptional ships. They were designed according to the provisions of the Washington Treaty, which made them distinguished by the original arrangement of weapons. All three main artillery towers were located in the bow.

  In this excellent starboard beam shot of HMS Nelson, we see her anchored at the Coronation Fleet Review of 1937 at Spithead. The ships in the background (The two QE-class battleships and the London-class heavy cruisers) are: HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Barham, HMS Shropshire, and HMS London. The Leander-class light cruiser is HMS Leander (LaterContinue reading “British Nelson-class battleships HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney were exceptional ships. They were designed according to the provisions of the Washington Treaty, which made them distinguished by the original arrangement of weapons. All three main artillery towers were located in the bow.”