Monthly Archives: November 2026

USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Oct. 30, 2026

U.S. Naval Institute Staff – October 30, 2026 4:40 PM The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. Around Japan Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) conducted a passenger exchange on Monday with Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334) during exercise KeenContinue reading “USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Oct. 30, 2026”

HMS Prince of Wales restocks her ammunition while operating in the High North

Jonathan Moynihan – 2nd November 2026 at 11:07am HMS Prince of Wales has restocked her ammunition in Norway during her time operating in the High North. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier has been exercising off the coast of Norway with the Norwegian navy during Operation Firecrest, footage has shown. She is being accompanied by Type 45Continue reading “HMS Prince of Wales restocks her ammunition while operating in the High North”

HMS Vanguard

BySeaWaves Magazine Oct 28, 2026 By Alf BatchelderNaval Historical Society of Australia On 6 March 1948, the Melbourne Argus reported that…never before in modern times has the sea-going strength of the Royal Navy been so low. After recent scrappings, Britain possessed only five battleships, all of which were immobilized, though two were being used asContinue reading “HMS Vanguard”

After Nearly a Decade HMS Daring Prepares for Sea

By Matthew Moss in Naval, News, Royal Navy, Surface Combatant, UK October 30, 2026 The Royal Navy’s HMS Daring is approaching 3,500 days alongside but there’s signs her years-long period out of action is finally coming to an end. The Type 45’s social media pages have sprung back to life in recent months hinting atContinue reading “After Nearly a Decade HMS Daring Prepares for Sea”

Sometimes you find yourself in a real live shooting war, declared or not

Posted on October 31, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland USS Reuben James in the Panama Canal in happier times, 19-N-10982. National Archives Identifier 496085338 Some 85 years ago this week, just after 0530 on 31 October 1941, the “Red Devil” boat, German Type VIIC submarine  U-552, Kptlt. Erich Topp, commanding, was less than a week out ofContinue reading “Sometimes you find yourself in a real live shooting war, declared or not”