Monthly Archives: September 2026

RFA Cardigan Bay, RFA Stirling Castle (and former naval trimaran hull research vessel Trition).

RFA Cardigan Bay, RFA Stirling Castle (and former naval trimaran hull research vessel Trition)..Update by Mad Landsman :-Location is Portland. Queens Pier.Now in Private ownership but still visited by RFA. More here – https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/royal-fleet-auxiliary.494370/

US, New Zealand plan port upgrade at former WWII base in Cook Islands

The United States and New Zealand have pledged $60 million to upgrade a port on a former World War II-era military base in the Cook Islands, the three countries announced Tuesday. The port deal was signed by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Cook Islands Prime MinisterContinue reading “US, New Zealand plan port upgrade at former WWII base in Cook Islands”

Sweden and France Sign Contract for Four Frigates

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”

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).