Monthly Archives: July 2026

Japanese destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) participates in a PASSEX with Indian destroyer INS Surat (D69) off the coast of Mumbai.

FS Charles de Gaulle returned to Toulon yesterday after a 5 month deployment 

USS Salisbury Sound

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 (AV-13: displacement 13,635; length 540’5″; beam 69’3″; draft 22’3″; speed 19.2 knots; complement 684; armament 4 5-inch, 20 40-millimeter, 20 20-millimeter; class Currituck) A sound near Sitka, Alaska. Puget Sound (AV-13) was laid down on 10 April 1943 by Todd Shipyards Corp., San Pedro, Calif.; renamed Salisbury Sound on 5 June 1944; launched on 18Continue reading “USS Salisbury Sound”

SAS Bloemfontein

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 Photo courtesy of George Ericso SAS Bloemfontein was an Algerine class minesweeper launched by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. Collingwood, Ontario,in 1945 for the Royal Navy’s HMS Rosamund . Employed in minesweeping duty in European waters until 1947 and placed in reserve and later transfered to South Africa. Bloemfontein spent mostContinue reading “SAS Bloemfontein”

INS Mahendragiri Commissioned July 11

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 The Indian Navy is set to commission its sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, Mahendragiri (F38), at Visakhapatnam on 11 Jul 2026. Named after the majestic Mahendragiri mountain range in the Eastern Ghats, the frigate embodies resilience, strength, and unwavering resolve. As the first Indian Naval warship to bear this name, Mahendragiri is truly sui generis. She isContinue reading “INS Mahendragiri Commissioned July 11”