Monthly Archives: January 2023

Mare Island Naval Shipyard‘s Dry Dock No. 2 is filled with six unidentified “four-piper” type flush-deck destroyers circa 1922. To the side, you can see California Avenue, east side near Ninth Street, in Vallejo, California.

Photocopy of photograph (the original is located at Mare Island Archives). The original photographer is unknown. LOC HABS CAL,48-MARI,1BR–1 All of the destroyers are four pipers with four open-mount deck guns and four triple 21-inch torpedo tubes. Of note, the center ship of the top trio has landed two of its torpedo tube racks andContinue reading “Mare Island Naval Shipyard‘s Dry Dock No. 2 is filled with six unidentified “four-piper” type flush-deck destroyers circa 1922. To the side, you can see California Avenue, east side near Ninth Street, in Vallejo, California.”

New charity status opens door to funding to save the ‘King’s warship’, HMS Bronington

1 The campaign to save the ‘King’s ship’ has been boosted with the trust looking to restore HMS Bronington receiving charitable status. That opens the door to accessing funding, grants and handouts previously unavailable. The HMS Bronington Preservation Trust – since December, registered charity No. 1201325 – is hoping to replicate the success of restoringContinue reading “New charity status opens door to funding to save the ‘King’s warship’, HMS Bronington”

Photos: U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Reaches Antarctica’s McMurdo Station

  The heavy ice breaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks ice approaching McMurdo Station, Antarctica, January 25, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo The U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Antarctica this week as part of its annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistical hub and largest stationContinue reading “Photos: U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Reaches Antarctica’s McMurdo Station”

RNZAF – Half-century of service ends for Orion aircraft

  The Royal New Zealand Air Force has officially retired their fleet of six P-3K2 Orion with a formation flight after more than 55 years of service. RNZAF No. 5 Squadron flew in “V’ formation from RNZAF Base Auckland in Whenuapai over the North Island with close formation fly overs to Ohakea, Wellington and Auckland harboursContinue reading “RNZAF – Half-century of service ends for Orion aircraft”

NZ rejected Ukrainian request for military vehicles The Ukrainian Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister asking for surplus light armoured vehicles, Marc Daalder reports

 While intense international and domestic pressure has forced the German government to supply Ukraine with tanks this week, a briefing obtained by Newsroom sheds light on the New Zealand rejection of a Ukrainian request for light armoured vehicles. The Ministry of Defence document was supplied to Newsroom under the Official Information Act – but sections thatContinue reading “NZ rejected Ukrainian request for military vehicles The Ukrainian Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister asking for surplus light armoured vehicles, Marc Daalder reports”