Monthly Archives: September 2026

HMAS Stuart (FFH 153)

RNLN Swaps Ships for Potential Hormuz Mission

BySeaWaves Magazine – Sep 7, 2026 The air defense and command frigate De Ruyter and the minehunter Willemstad are returning to the Netherlands. At the same time, the frigate Evertsen will depart for the Middle East shortly. This rotation ensures operational readiness and keeps options open for a later deployment in the Strait of Hormuz.Continue reading “RNLN Swaps Ships for Potential Hormuz Mission”

Why destroyers like the USS Decatur remain the go-to vessel for the US

Posted on : 2026-09-11 17:34 KST Modified on : 2026-09-11 17:34 KST A guided-missile destroyer playing a pivotal role in US Navy operations such as defense against air and missile strikes on Wednesday was unveiled to foreign media, including the Hankyoreh, at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Though the ship was not deployed for combat against Iran, Arleigh Burke-class destroyersContinue reading “Why destroyers like the USS Decatur remain the go-to vessel for the US”

The image appears to show a Reis-class submarine belonging to the Turkish Naval Forces navigating past a coastal fortification

Transiting the Dardanelles

Future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer entering the Miraflores Locks southbound (to the Pacific) on the Panama Canal – September 9, 2026 SRC: webcam

The U.S. Navy will commission the Stevens on October 3, 2026, in Whittier, Alaska.