Monthly Archives: June 2026

Warship Wednesday 24 June 2026: Scourge of the Med

laststandonzombieisland / Jun 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM 1 Company (Buy me a coffee) See Insights Card Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.-Continue reading “Warship Wednesday 24 June 2026: Scourge of the Med”

Meet the new and improved Hurricane!

Posted on June 26, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment The RAF had a new kid on the block, some 86 years ago this week– just in time for the Battle of Britain. While the original Hawker Hurricane entered service in 1937, the more advanced Mk.IIA prototype was a “war baby” and first flew on 11 June 1940, with squadron productionContinue reading “Meet the new and improved Hurricane!”

France Seizes 5th Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker

Dzirhan Mahadzir – June 26, 2026 10:02 AM – Updated: June 28, 2026 11:03 PM The French Navy boarded and diverted a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean off Sicily, officials announced on Thursday. In a social media post on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the French Navy intercepted tanker MT Deliver on Tuesday asContinue reading “France Seizes 5th Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker”

U.S. Navy Accepts Two Modernized Destroyers Ahead of Schedule

The U.S. Navy took delivery of two modernized destroyers, USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), ahead of schedule through accelerated acquisition, planning, and execution milestones led by the service’s new Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime office. Both ships completed their combat system sea trials, calibrations, and shakedowns successfully and ahead of schedule, becoming theContinue reading “U.S. Navy Accepts Two Modernized Destroyers Ahead of Schedule”

These via WarshipCam in San Diego, showing the much-modified and recently overhauled Spruance-class destroyer Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) EDD-964 (ex-USS Paul F. Foster, DD-964) of Port Hueneme Division leaving San Diego on 11 June.

Commissioned in Pascagoula in 1976, she looks great at 50! She is the only ship of her class, the cursed Sprucans, still in existence, and had some serious first salvo service in the first Gulf War. Perhaps the Navy will donate her to a museum once they are finally through with the old girl. She already has a vibrantContinue reading “These via WarshipCam in San Diego, showing the much-modified and recently overhauled Spruance-class destroyer Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) EDD-964 (ex-USS Paul F. Foster, DD-964) of Port Hueneme Division leaving San Diego on 11 June.”