A C-2A Greyhound, attached to the ‘Rawhides’ of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, lands on the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) during routine operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 23, 2023. US Navy Photo SAN DIEGO – The uncertainty of the return of the V-22 tiltrotor to full operations isContinue reading “Navy Surging C-2A Greyhounds as V-22 Groundings Continue SAM LAGRONE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 4:42 PM – UPDATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2024 6:19 PM”
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Photos show damage that happened to USS Shaw (DD-373). She was a Mahan-class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a naval officer.
Shaw sustained major damage from several bomb hits by Japanese forces during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Shaw (DD-373) wrecked in floating drydock YFD-2 on 7 December 1941, with fires were nearly out but structure still smoking. Her bow had been blown off by the explosion of her forward magazines, after she wasContinue reading “Photos show damage that happened to USS Shaw (DD-373). She was a Mahan-class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a naval officer.”
HMAS SYDNEY c1939
HMAS Sydney, named after the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launchDuring the early part of her operational history, SydneyContinue reading “HMAS SYDNEY c1939”
New Scottish-named mine-hunting mothership arrives at HMNB Clyde Alex Candlin 12th February 2024 at 1:38pm
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Stirling Castle has arrived at her new home in Clyde, Scotland (Picture: RFA Stirling Castle) The RFA’s first Scottish-named mine-hunting ‘mother ship’ RFA Stirling Castle, which can launch autonomous drones to seek out threats in the water, has arrived at her new home in Clyde. The former oil rig support shipContinue reading “New Scottish-named mine-hunting mothership arrives at HMNB Clyde Alex Candlin 12th February 2024 at 1:38pm”
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 12, 2024 – U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF FEBRUARY 12, 2024 5:12 PM – UPDATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2024 8:01 AM
USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 12, 2024, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. ShipsContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 12, 2024 – U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF FEBRUARY 12, 2024 5:12 PM – UPDATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2024 8:01 AM”
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