October 2023 – Page 5 – JC's Naval and Military News – Past and Present

Old naval tradition revived on HMS Caroline with triple christening

22nd October 2023 at 4:01pm An old Royal Navy tradition has been revived on a historic warship in Belfast with a triple christening. Two veterans who served on HMS Caroline saw their grandchildren christened on board the vessel on Sunday. The ceremony was also the last time the ship’s bell was used as it is now goingContinue reading “Old naval tradition revived on HMS Caroline with triple christening”

HMNZS Pukaki was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Pukaki commissioned in 1975, deleted in 1991 and sold as a private launch.

The class was intended to comprise 6 vessels to replace the wartime harbour protection boats and old converted minesweepers HMNZS Kiama and Inverell used for fishery protection in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Lake class were politically justified as a means of enhancing New Zealand’s capability for patrolling the 200-nautical-mile (370 km) exclusive economicContinue reading “HMNZS Pukaki was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Pukaki commissioned in 1975, deleted in 1991 and sold as a private launch.”

HMNZS Breeze – Hauraki Gulf

HMNZS Breeze – Hauraki Gulf

HMNZS Endeavour in Lyttelton

HMNZS Endeavour inLyttelton

USS Virginia (BB-13) was a United States Navy pre-dreadnought battleship, the lead ship of her class. She was the fifth ship to carry her name. Virginia was laid down in May 1902 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, was launched in April 1904, and was commissioned into the fleet in May 1906.

The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and eight 8-inch (203 mm) guns, and she was capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). For the duration of her career, Virginia served in the Atlantic Fleet, much of it spent conducting peacetime training exercisesContinue reading “USS Virginia (BB-13) was a United States Navy pre-dreadnought battleship, the lead ship of her class. She was the fifth ship to carry her name. Virginia was laid down in May 1902 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, was launched in April 1904, and was commissioned into the fleet in May 1906.”