Monthly Archives: June 2026

HMS Iron Duke, prior to 1916 

The Polish Navy’s Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko (273), with the Project 620-class anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette ORP Kaszub, and the Gardno-class (Projekt 207P) minesweeper, ORP Nakło (640) – sailing out of Gdynia for Exercise BALTOPS 2026. [album]

British destroyer HMS Dragon replenishes from French auxiliary Jacques Chevallier during operations with the French carrier strike group in the Indian Ocean.

HMS Nelson, Portsmouth 1934

On Jan 12 1934, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson ran aground on Hamilton Bank while exiting Portsmouth Harbour. The massive flagship became stuck in the mud and sand during an exceptionally low tide, prompting a highly unusual series of rescue efforts before it was freed by the next flood tide.

NZDF and NZ Customs support Pacific maritime surveillance patrols

Vessels carrying out potentially illegal activities have been the target of maritime surveillance patrols conducted by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in Fiji, Niue and Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) during May. 04 June, 2026 In operations supporting both the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and the New Zealand Customs-led Operation KiwaContinue reading “NZDF and NZ Customs support Pacific maritime surveillance patrols”