The Indian Navy’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will be commissioned on 2 September. Credit: Indian Ministry of Defence/Government of India/Press Information Bureau. The Indian Navy is set to commission its first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant on 2 September. The commissioning ceremony will involve the participation of Indian Prime Minister NarendraContinue reading “India to commission first indigenous aircraft carrier on 2 September The ship has been constructed by Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in Kochi, India.”
Monthly Archives: August 2022
USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS Iowa (BB-61) enters Norfolk after the completion of her modernization, 1984 USS Iowa laid up alongside USS Wisconsin and USS Shangri-La in Philadelphia, 8 July 1978 USS Iowa fires a 16 in (406mm) shell towards a North Korean target in 1952. Iowa in drydock in San Francisco, undergoing repairs and modernization after being damaged during Typhoon Cobra USS ABSD-2 repairing the USS Iowa in early 1945 atContinue reading “USS Iowa (BB-61)”
Indian Navy’s frigate INS Tarkash has completed its made deployment to Brazil, representing at the same time the first deployment of an Indian naval ship to South America in over two decades. According to the navy’s update, the ship completed the deployment to Brazil on 23 August. During the port call at Natal from 21 to 23 August, the ship’s crew undertook a variety of interactions to exchange best practices with the host Indian Navy.
The ship also hosted Vice Admiral Andre, Commander Third Naval District, and other dignitaries of the Brazilian government onboard. Upon leaving Natal harbour, INS Tarkash participated in a maritime partnership exercise with Brazilian naval ship Araguari, an Ammazonas-class patrol vessel. The exercise included approaches for replenishment at sea, basic communication exercises and tactical manoeuvres. Courtesy of IndianContinue reading “Indian Navy’s frigate INS Tarkash has completed its made deployment to Brazil, representing at the same time the first deployment of an Indian naval ship to South America in over two decades. According to the navy’s update, the ship completed the deployment to Brazil on 23 August. During the port call at Natal from 21 to 23 August, the ship’s crew undertook a variety of interactions to exchange best practices with the host Indian Navy.”
Aft section of USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) after collision with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, South China Sea, 3 June 1969
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USS Moody (DD-277), during the later 1920s, with crewmen manning the rail forward.
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