Monthly Archives: August 2023

Good news for Burkes old and new, while a (barely) five-year-old LCS is mothballed

First the bad. The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) was decommissioned in Mayport on Monday. Built by Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, Sioux City was the first ship named for the Iowa city and commissioned 17 November 2018, at the Naval Academy. In all, she was only in service for 4 years, 8 months, and 28 days,Continue reading “Good news for Burkes old and new, while a (barely) five-year-old LCS is mothballed”

USS Zumwalt Arrives in Mississippi for Hypersonic Weapon Installation – By: Sam LaGrone August 19, 2023 4:20 PM • Updated: August 19, 2023 7:41 PM

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrives at Ingalls Shipbuilding sailing past the under-construction Bougainville (LHA-8) on Aug. 19, 2023. HII Photo Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrived in Mississippi to begin a two-year process two install hypersonic missiles arrived on Saturday, USNI News has learned. “USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrived in Pascagoula, Miss., today to enter a modernization period and receive technologyContinue reading “USS Zumwalt Arrives in Mississippi for Hypersonic Weapon Installation – By: Sam LaGrone August 19, 2023 4:20 PM • Updated: August 19, 2023 7:41 PM”

We’re an island, for crying out loud! We need a bigger, stronger Navy – It goes without saying that the ongoing debate about the future of Australia’s surface fleet is shaping up to be one of the most contentious decisions in recent memory, with decisions about the necessary platforms equally debated.

17 AUGUST 2023 | By: Stephen Kuper It goes without saying that the ongoing debate about the future of Australia’s surface fleet is shaping up to be one of the most contentious decisions in recent memory, with decisions about the necessary platforms equally debated. Many regular readers will by now know that I am very fondContinue reading “We’re an island, for crying out loud! We need a bigger, stronger Navy – It goes without saying that the ongoing debate about the future of Australia’s surface fleet is shaping up to be one of the most contentious decisions in recent memory, with decisions about the necessary platforms equally debated.”

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The Manavex Incident and HMNZS Rata- At the height of the Pacific war, a joint U.S.-New Zealand amphibious exercise turned tragic in the face of rain, wind, and heavy swells.

   On 19 June 1943, the U.S. Navy transports Hunter Liggett (APA-14), American Legion (APA-17), Crescent City (APA-21), and George Clymer (APA-27), comprising Transport Division 8, sailed from Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, for an amphibious exercise at Paekakariki, on the west coast north of Cook Strait. The Royal New Zealand Navy antisubmarine escort (and control craft) for this  exercise, codenamed “Manavex,” was madeContinue reading “The Manavex Incident and HMNZS Rata- At the height of the Pacific war, a joint U.S.-New Zealand amphibious exercise turned tragic in the face of rain, wind, and heavy swells.”