Monthly Archives: January 2023

  Howe Country United Kingdom Ship Class King George V (1939)-class Battleship Hull Number 32 Builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Laid Down 1 Jun 1937 Launched 9 Apr 1940 Commissioned 29 Aug 1942 Displacement 39,780 tons standard; 44,510 tons full Length 745 feet Beam 103 feet Draft 30 feet MachineryContinue reading “The Royal Navy battleship HMS Howe (32) at Auckland, New Zealand. The flagship of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Commander in Chief British Pacific Fleet, visited Auckland 2-10 February 1945.”

 According to The New Voice of Ukraine on January 10, Pakistani shipping and brokerage firm Project Shipping plans to deliver 159 containers of ammunition for Ukraine – from the port of Karachi to Gdansk, Poland, in the second half of January. In exchange, Pakistan may receive Ukrainian assistance in the modernization of its Mi-17 helicopters. Follow ArmyContinue reading “Pakistan sending large quantity of artillery ammunition to Ukraine POSTED ON THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 2023 11:33”

 According to information published by the French MoD on January 12, 2023, the French Floreal class frigate Vendemiaire visits New Zealand for a refit of four months. Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link French Floreal class frigate Vendemiaire, Auckland, New Zealand. (Picture source: French MoD) Vendémiaire is a Floréal-class frigate (French: frégateContinue reading “French Navy Floreal class frigate Vendemiaire visits New Zealand for refit”

German army Minenräumpanzer MiRPz Keiler mine clearing armored vehicle. (Picture source Wikimedia) The MiRPz (Minenräumpanzer – Mine Clearing Tank) Keiler is an engineer armored vehicle designed to clear anti-tank and anti-personnel mines in a variety of environments, including urban and rural areas, as well as in difficult terrains such as mountains and deserts. The MiRPzContinue reading “Germany delivers to Ukraine 4 Minenräumpanzer MiRPz Keiler mine clearing armored vehicles POSTED ON SUNDAY, 15 JANUARY 2023 17:18”

Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector in the South Sandwich Islands (Picture: Royal Navy). Royal Navy personnel are helping scientists warn of potentially catastrophic tsunamis by researching huge underwater volcanoes on the edge of Antarctica. Navy icebreaker HMS Protector has used her state-of-the-art sensors to scan peaks in the South Sandwich Islands – oneContinue reading “HMS Protector scans active underwater volcanoes on Antarctic edge for tsunami research 13th January 2023 at 6:51am”