The 610-foot Ashland faces possible decommissioning within the next year or two. (Jeremy Graham/U.S. Navy) The 610-foot vessel faces an uncertain future as the Navy decides whether to decommission a ship that’s been in service more than 30 years. BY GARY ROBBINS APRIL 21, 2023 10:02 AM PT Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options The amphibious dockContinue reading “Navy amphibious dock landing ship Ashland shifts homeport to San Diego”
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Shrinking fleets: UK Royal Navy woes as Montrose retires The near-term state of the UK Royal Navy’s surface combatant fleet looks grim as forecasts point to a potential 15-hull force in the middle of the decade. By Richard Thomas
A rare sight at HMNB Devonport as three Type 23 frigates sit alongside at the turn of the New Year. HMS Montrose, (right) has since been decommissioned. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright. The UK Royal Navy’s battle to maintain a viable fleet of surface warships able to undertake necessary taskings sustained a further, albeit planned, hitContinue reading “Shrinking fleets: UK Royal Navy woes as Montrose retires The near-term state of the UK Royal Navy’s surface combatant fleet looks grim as forecasts point to a potential 15-hull force in the middle of the decade. By Richard Thomas”
BARRETT TO BRING UP 150TH SUPER RUGBY MATCH IN ROUND NINE = It’s a double dose of rugby action with the Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force rugby teams playing an opening fixture at 4:10pm with a ‘Warbirds’ air show ahead of the match.
The Blues take on the Waratahs in a Trans-Tasman clash this Saturday night at 7:05pm at Eden Park with the home side looking to keep pace with the top four in Super Rugby Pacific. It’s a double dose of rugby action with the Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force rugby teamsContinue reading “BARRETT TO BRING UP 150TH SUPER RUGBY MATCH IN ROUND NINE = It’s a double dose of rugby action with the Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force rugby teams playing an opening fixture at 4:10pm with a ‘Warbirds’ air show ahead of the match.”
Navy’s newest and biggest ship undergoes training drills in Picton Harbour
https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/131808680/navys-newest-and-biggest-ship-undergoes-training-drills-in-picton-harbour The Royal New Zealand Navy’s newest and largest ship, the HMNZS Aotearoa, has been practising its manoeuvres in the Marlborough Sounds. The 26,000-tonne auxiliary ship, measuring almost the length of two rugby fields, has been doing training exercises and practising navigation ahead of overseas deployment later this year. The ship had been circumnavigating theContinue reading “Navy’s newest and biggest ship undergoes training drills in Picton Harbour”
Field of Remembrance crosses returning to Caroline Bay (Includes HMNZS Canterbury) – Doug Sail 16:05, Apr 18 2023
JOHN BISSET/STUFF People walk through the Field of Remembrance white crosses at Caroline Bay, Timaru, after the Anzac Day service in 2016. The white crosses representing the South Canterbury men and women who served and died in the world wars will be back at Timaru’s Caroline Bay for Anzac Day commemorations. The Fields of RemembranceContinue reading “Field of Remembrance crosses returning to Caroline Bay (Includes HMNZS Canterbury) – Doug Sail 16:05, Apr 18 2023”
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