USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406Continue reading “USS Massachusetts in her final active appearance, photo taken on 22 January 1946”
Monthly Archives: December 2025
HMS Armada – Battle Class destroyer in 1943
HMS Armada Battle Class destroyer launched in 1943. Photo courtesy of George Ericson.
Construction Begins on RFA Resurgent
BySeaWaves Magazine – Dec 8, 2025 Royal Navy The construction of the first of three Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships that will form the logistical backbone for UK aircraft carrier operations has begun at North Devon shipyard Appledore. The steel cutting for RFA Resurgent marked the start of construction of the next-generation Fleet Solid SupportContinue reading “Construction Begins on RFA Resurgent”
USS Bainbridge (CGN-25)
USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074)/(DE 1074) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. 2002.
She was named for Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, who had disappeared while swimming in December 1967. The ex-Harold E. Holt hulk was sunk as a target during RIMPAC
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