HMS Royalist was a Satellite-class composite screw sloop of the Royal Navy, built in 1883 and hulked as a depot ship in 1900. She was renamed Colleen in 1913, transferred to the Irish Free State in 1923 and broken up in 1950. Construction[edit] Royalist was ordered from Devonport Dockyard and laid down on 27 April 1881.[1] She was launched on 7 March 1883[2] and reclassified as a corvette in 1884 beforeContinue reading “Satellite class corvette HMS Royalist moored at Queens Wharf in Wellington, New Zealand.”
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Sudirohusodo-class hospital ship KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat joins Indonesia Navy
Naval News Naval News January 2023 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry ARTICLE CATEGORY POSTED ON FRIDAY, 20 JANUARY 2023 11:27 According to a tweet published by PT Pal Indonesia on January 20, 2023, the second Sudirohusodo-class Hospital ship KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat has joined the Indonesian Navy.Follow Navy Recognition on Google NewsContinue reading “Sudirohusodo-class hospital ship KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat joins Indonesia Navy”
80 years ago today: The brand-new Essex-class fleet carrier USS Yorktown (CV 10), was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, on 21 January 1943.
MAKE WAY FOR YORKTOWN! Posted on January 21, 2023 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment 80 years ago today: The brand-new Essex-class fleet carrier USS Yorktown (CV 10), was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, on 21 January 1943. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. 80-G-33869 The second vessel in the class, the warship had been laid downContinue reading “80 years ago today: The brand-new Essex-class fleet carrier USS Yorktown (CV 10), was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, on 21 January 1943.”
British paratroopers earn their wings in Japan on multinational exercise Alex Candlin 20th January 2023 at 10:52am
The training of the multinational force culminated in a combat demonstration in front of a crowd of thousands at Narashino on the outskirts of Tokyo (Picture: British Army). British paratroopers have earned their new wings in Japan after completing Exercise New Year Jump alongside their allies in the Pacific. Soldiers from 16 Air Assault BrigadeContinue reading “British paratroopers earn their wings in Japan on multinational exercise Alex Candlin 20th January 2023 at 10:52am”
US Navy completes modernization of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
According to information published by the US DoD on January 20, 2023, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed a six-month Planned Incremental Availability on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) four days ahead of schedule. Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. (Picture source:Continue reading “US Navy completes modernization of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson”
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