Battle class destroyer HMS Aisne underway, about 1955 HMS AISNE HMS AISNE (D22) was a later Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after one of the Battles of the Aisne.AISNE was built by Vickers-Armstrongs on the Tyne. She was launched on 12 May 1945, the first warship since VE Day, and commissioned onContinue reading “HMS Aisne (D22)”
Monthly Archives: July 2023
1m fundraiser launched to save ship once commanded by the King Alex Candlin 7th July 2023 at 6:25am
HMS Bronington can be restored with the help of a charity fundraising campaign (Picture: Royal Navy). HMS Bronington – once commanded by the King – may find a new home at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard if the 70-year-old warship can be salvaged and restored. The vessel, also known as the ‘King’s own warship’, is a minesweeping ship thatContinue reading “1m fundraiser launched to save ship once commanded by the King Alex Candlin 7th July 2023 at 6:25am”
New Zealands military chief talks recruitment drones and Ukraine By Nick Lee-Frampton Jul 7 12:00 AM
Air Marshal Kevin Short is the chief of the New Zealand Defence Force. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) WELLINGTON, New Zealand — You fight with what you have, and the New Zealand Defence Force’s firepower is limited. There are insufficient personnel to operate all the weapon systems in its inventory. Ships are mothballed, and although the firstContinue reading “New Zealands military chief talks recruitment drones and Ukraine By Nick Lee-Frampton Jul 7 12:00 AM”
A Martin Mariner PBM-3 throws up a wall of spray on a takeoff run. The PBM-3 flying boats had protective armament and were protecting sea lanes and hunting submarines when war came in 1941. U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE PHOTO ARCHIVE
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Italian Navys Amerigo Vespucci Tall Ship began its 20-month World tour – Naval News by Luca Peruzzi / July 04 2023 at 06:10AM
Amerigo Vespucci, the oldest naval vessel of the Italian Navy, 92 years old but no wrinkles, almost a century of undisputed beauty, sailed out for the World tour, combining the traditional training activity of officer cadets and the promotion of ‘Made in Italy’ excellence in the countries and ports covered by the campaign. The eventContinue reading “Italian Navys Amerigo Vespucci Tall Ship began its 20-month World tour – Naval News by Luca Peruzzi / July 04 2023 at 06:10AM”
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