BySeaWaves Magazine – Aug 31, 2026 From 24 to 27 August 2026, the four French Navy vessels based in Noumea conducted the Cagou exercise in the New Caledonian lagoon and offshore. The surveillance frigate (FS) Vendemiaire, the overseas support and assistance vessel (BSAOM) D’Entrecasteaux, the overseas patrol boats (POM) Auguste Bénébig and Jean Tranape maneuvered together, in a configuration unprecedented sinceContinue reading “Sweden and France Sign Contract for Four Frigates”
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USS Nahma (SP-771) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. A long story for short time in the Navy
She operated during and in the immediate aftermath of World War I, seeing service in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Black Sea. Prior to her U.S. Navy service, she was the private yacht Nahma, a sister ship of the yacht which became the U.S. Navy patrol vessel and presidential yacht USS Mayflower. After her U.S. Navy service, Nahma returned to private ownership. Renamed Istar, she operated asContinue reading “USS Nahma (SP-771) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. A long story for short time in the Navy”
The Royal Navy Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal maneuvers into line ahead of fleet carriers HMS Albion and HMS Ocean as they salute Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II aboard the the royal yacht Britannia on 28 May 1957 off Cromarty Firth, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The Royal Navy Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal maneuvers into line ahead of fleet carriers HMS Albion and HMS Ocean as they salute Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II aboard the the royal yacht Britannia on 28 May 1957 off Cromarty Firth, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
USS Orion (AS–18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. She was laid down 31 July 1941 at the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943.
Service history World War II, 1943–1945 Following shakedown off southern California, Orion got underway for Pearl Harbor on 23 November 1943. Arriving there on the 28th, she received her first submarine, Gar (SS-206) alongside for repairs two days later. On 10 December she steamed for Australia, arriving at Fremantle 5 January 1944 to begin her mission of maintaining the material readiness of, and an adequateContinue reading “USS Orion (AS–18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. She was laid down 31 July 1941 at the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943.”
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