Monthly Archives: September 2026

HMS Hartland Point (A262), a Royal Navy landing craft maintenance and depot ship. 

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate completes UN sanctions monitoring patrols

A Royal New Zealand Navy Task Group has bolstered enforcement of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea, as vessels of interest were monitored during maritime patrols on international waters in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. 23 September, 2026 Making up the task group was the Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana andContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy frigate completes UN sanctions monitoring patrols”

HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), HMCS Regina (FFH 334) and JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118) sail in company during the recent Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2026.

HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), HMCS Regina (FFH 334) and JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118) sail in company during the recent Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2026

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers. The Zumwalt-class was designed as a multi-mission surface combatant for land attack and littoral operations with a mission of supporting both ground campaigns and the joint/naval battlespace. The main guns are a pair of Advanced Gun Systems (AGS).Continue reading “USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)”

USS Wasp (CV-7)U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat from Fighting Squadron 71 (VF-71) and Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc of No. 603 Squadron RAF on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) on 19 April 1942.

Having landed her torpedo planes and dive bombers at Hatson in Orkney (UK), Wasp had loaded 47 Spitfires of No. 603 Squadron at Glasgow on 13 April, then departed on the 14th for “Operation Calendar”. Wasp and her consorts passed through the Straits of Gibraltar under cover of the pre-dawn darkness on 19 April. AtContinue reading “USS Wasp (CV-7)U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat from Fighting Squadron 71 (VF-71) and Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc of No. 603 Squadron RAF on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) on 19 April 1942.”