BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 (AV-13: displacement 13,635; length 540’5″; beam 69’3″; draft 22’3″; speed 19.2 knots; complement 684; armament 4 5-inch, 20 40-millimeter, 20 20-millimeter; class Currituck) A sound near Sitka, Alaska. Puget Sound (AV-13) was laid down on 10 April 1943 by Todd Shipyards Corp., San Pedro, Calif.; renamed Salisbury Sound on 5 June 1944; launched on 18Continue reading “USS Salisbury Sound”
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SAS Bloemfontein
BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 Photo courtesy of George Ericso SAS Bloemfontein was an Algerine class minesweeper launched by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. Collingwood, Ontario,in 1945 for the Royal Navy’s HMS Rosamund . Employed in minesweeping duty in European waters until 1947 and placed in reserve and later transfered to South Africa. Bloemfontein spent mostContinue reading “SAS Bloemfontein”
INS Mahendragiri Commissioned July 11
BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 The Indian Navy is set to commission its sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, Mahendragiri (F38), at Visakhapatnam on 11 Jul 2026. Named after the majestic Mahendragiri mountain range in the Eastern Ghats, the frigate embodies resilience, strength, and unwavering resolve. As the first Indian Naval warship to bear this name, Mahendragiri is truly sui generis. She isContinue reading “INS Mahendragiri Commissioned July 11”
USS San Antonio Assumes Relief Mission in Venezuela
BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 By Paul Archer Demonstrating an unwavering commitment to ongoing disaster relief efforts, the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) arrived pierside in La Guaira on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The San Antonio seamlessly relieved the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) as the primary maritime component center inContinue reading “USS San Antonio Assumes Relief Mission in Venezuela”
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