Monthly Archives: June 2026

HMS BASILISK British Destroyer, 1930’s

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Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1929.

This is the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ardent (H41), an A-class ship launched in 1929.It was built by Scott’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and featured a 1,350-ton displacement.The vessel was armed with four 4.7-inch guns and quad torpedo tubes.HMS Ardent was sunk in June 1940 during the Norwegian campaign. [1, 2, 3, 4]

CVW-8 Has the Bomb Marks to Prove it

Posted on June 12, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Carrier Strike Group Twelve just posted some great images of the mission symbol nose art applied to some of the birds of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) Eight as they returned on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) following an historic and successful 11-month (326 day), 57,713 nautical mile, deployment to the Central Command, EuropeanContinue reading “CVW-8 Has the Bomb Marks to Prove it”

HMS Scott finally goes back to sea on completion of life extension refit

Navy Lookout by NavyLookout / Jun 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM HMS Scott, the Royal Navy’s ocean survey vessel, sailed from Falmouth yesterday on completion of her Ship Life Extension Programme (SLEP), which will see her in service until 2033. The SLEP began in September 2024 at A&P Falmouth, and the work was supposed to be completed byContinue reading “HMS Scott finally goes back to sea on completion of life extension refit”

USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: June 12, 2026

U.S. Naval Institute Staff – June 12, 2026 3:08 PM https://slgusni.github.io/maps/westpacpulse6122026v2.html The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Philippine Sea Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is operating in the Philippine Sea as part of its spring patrol. The carrier conducted a fueling-at-seaContinue reading “USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: June 12, 2026”