Home › National Contributor:Fuseworks Media Monday, 29 August, 2022 – 13:01 The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has called on the services of Fijian and Tongan naval personnel to form the Te Taua Moana rugby squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Navy Rugby Cup (CNRC) tournament in the United Kingdom. This year marks the 25th anniversary of theContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy teams up with Fiji and Tonga for Commonwealth Navy Rugby Cup – NZDF”
Monthly Archives: August 2022
HMS Prince of Wales suffers technical issue after sailing from Portsmouth
HMS Prince of Wales sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for a 4-month deployment to the United States but soon after departure experienced a significant technical fault. She is currently at anchor south east of the Isle of Wight and divers have been inspecting the ship below the waterline. Unconfirmed reports say there is damage to the starboard propellerContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales suffers technical issue after sailing from Portsmouth”
Australia secures approval for Black Hawk acquisition
A multi-billion-dollar proposal to procure the multi-mission helicopters for the Australian Army has been greenlit by the US State Department. Read more from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/mQsicuB via IFTTT
USS New Jersey (BB-62) (“Big J” or “Black Dragon”)[5] is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the US state of New Jersey. New Jersey earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and was the only US battleship providing gunfire support during the Vietnam War.
USS New Jersey (BB-62) during her Vietnam reactivation During World War II, New Jersey shelled targets on Guam and Okinawa, and screened aircraft carriers conducting raids in the Marshall Islands. During the Korean War, she was involved in raids up and down the North Korean coast, after which she was decommissioned into the UnitedContinue reading “USS New Jersey (BB-62) (“Big J” or “Black Dragon”)[5] is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the US state of New Jersey. New Jersey earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and was the only US battleship providing gunfire support during the Vietnam War.”
HMS Duke of York was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Laid down in May 1937, the ship was constructed by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 4 November 1941, subsequently seeing combat service during the Second World War.
HMS Duke of York underway in the Pacific. Waves crashing over the bow, HMS Duke of York steaming at 20 to 25 knots during an Arctic convoy to Russia (photographed from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious). In mid-December 1941, Duke of York transported Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the United States to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt. TheContinue reading “HMS Duke of York was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Laid down in May 1937, the ship was constructed by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 4 November 1941, subsequently seeing combat service during the Second World War.”
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