Monthly Archives: July 2022

The USS Manatee (AO-58)—the second vessel of the United States Navy to bear the name[1]—was a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler named for a river in Florida.

  Manatee refuels HMAS Warramunga off Korea on 27 June 1951. Manatee refuels USS Ticonderoga, 15 July 1965. The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Manatee (AO-58) underway in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, 28 October 1969.  Cimarron-class oilers were named after American rivers in the southern United States. Manatee was laid down 28 August 1943 by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc. of Sparrows Point,Continue reading “The USS Manatee (AO-58)—the second vessel of the United States Navy to bear the name[1]—was a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler named for a river in Florida.”

HMS BELFAST approaching HMS OCEAN prior to the transfer of Rear Admiral Scott-Moncrieff, Flag Officer, Second in Command, Far East Station from his flagship HMS BELFAST to HMS OCEAN to observe air operations against targets in north-west Korea.

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U.S. Navy Zumwalt-class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Duke-class frigate Almirante Lynch (FF-07), Halifax-class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH-338) and Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) transit the Pacific Ocean en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.

  PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2022)  Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationshipsContinue reading “U.S. Navy Zumwalt-class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Duke-class frigate Almirante Lynch (FF-07), Halifax-class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH-338) and Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) transit the Pacific Ocean en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.”

Zumwalt-class Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) transits the Pacific Ocean en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) Zumwalt-class Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) transits the Pacific Ocean en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around Hawaiian IslandsContinue reading “Zumwalt-class Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) transits the Pacific Ocean en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.”

Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise 2022 to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands.

By ZACH in AIRCRAFT CARRIER, CANADA, FRENCH NAVY, JAPAN, NAVAL, NEW ZEALAND, NEWS, PATROL VESSEL, PHILIPPINES, SUBMARINE, SURFACE COMBATANT, TRAINING, USA  June 30, 2022 Tweet Share Pin 0SHARES The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take place in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California before coming toContinue reading “Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise 2022 to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands.”