USS Nitze (DDG-94) at anchor near the entrance to the Bosporus Strait on Feb. 3, 2023. Photo by Yörük Işık used with permission USS Nitze (DDG-94) stopped on the edge of the Bosphorus Strait, on its way to make a port call in Turkey, USNI News understands. It’s the closest a U.S. warship has been to theContinue reading “U.S. Destroyer Operating Near the Black Sea for First Time Since Russia Invaded Ukraine – By: Heather Mongilio February 3, 2023 12:42 PM • Updated: February 3, 2023 2:37 PM”
Monthly Archives: February 2023
The Cod Wars and Lessons for Maritime Counterinsurgency By Kevin Bilms February 2023 Proceedings Vol. 149/2/1,440
The crew of the Leander, British fishing operations off the coast of Iceland, and the collision of the Leander and the Icelandic gunboat Thor during the Cod Wars in 1972. The Cod Wars were a time when a smaller state triumphed over a larger one in a battle over illegal fishing—and draw parallels to modernContinue reading “The Cod Wars and Lessons for Maritime Counterinsurgency By Kevin Bilms February 2023 Proceedings Vol. 149/2/1,440”
Some of the heaviest of heavy sluggers in the Pacific War were the Pensacola and Northampton classes of heavy “treaty cruisers.” Below is a rare snap of seven of these vessels all in one place at one time, 90 years ago today. Of note, two of the seven were lost in combat during WWII.
SCOUTING FORCE Posted on February 2, 2023 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-451164, now in the collections of the National Archives. Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Oahu, Hawaii – Scouting Force ships at, and off, the yard, 2 February 1933. Cruisers tied up at 1010 Dock are (from left to left-center) heavy cruisers USS Augusta (CAContinue reading “Some of the heaviest of heavy sluggers in the Pacific War were the Pensacola and Northampton classes of heavy “treaty cruisers.” Below is a rare snap of seven of these vessels all in one place at one time, 90 years ago today. Of note, two of the seven were lost in combat during WWII.”
HMS Prince of Wales: Second shaft problem adds to repair list for aircraft carrier Tom Sables 2nd February 2023 at 9:28am
HMS Prince of Wales broke down off the Isle of Wight after leaving Portsmouth in Aigust 2022. A second, separate shaft on board HMS Prince of Wales has been found to have “similar issues” to those which caused the aircraft carrier to retreat for repairs last August. A malfunction to the ship’s 33-tonne starboardContinue reading “HMS Prince of Wales: Second shaft problem adds to repair list for aircraft carrier Tom Sables 2nd February 2023 at 9:28am”
Watch video on blog: New Zealand Air Force bids final farewell to Orion aircraft with Haka 2nd February 2023 at 12:26pm
Play Video Watch: The New Zealand Air Force honours the final flights of two Orion aircraft with the Haka. The New Zealand Air Force has honoured the final flights of two Orion aircraft, as the fleet is retiring after more than 55 years of service. The P-3K2 Orions went for a goodbye spin, with aContinue reading “Watch video on blog: New Zealand Air Force bids final farewell to Orion aircraft with Haka 2nd February 2023 at 12:26pm”
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