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U.S. Bases Nuclear Fast-Attack Submarine USS Tucson in Guam to Deepen Deterrence Along China’s Maritime Flank.

The U.S. Navy has forward-deployed the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) to Naval Base Guam, a move announced following its arrival on July 10, 2026, that strengthens America’s undersea combat posture in the Western Pacific. By basing another nuclear-powered attack submarine inside the region, the Navy reduces response times, increases patrol availability near keyContinue reading “U.S. Bases Nuclear Fast-Attack Submarine USS Tucson in Guam to Deepen Deterrence Along China’s Maritime Flank.”

Azov Tsushima – Videos

Posted on July 13, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment The Battle of the Sea of Azov 2026 by Ivan Aivazovsky According to the ISW, Ukrainian forces have struck no less than 90 Russian commercial shipping vessels (mostly coastal tankers but also a smattering of tugs, cargo ships, ferries, and floating dredgers) in the shallow Sea of Azov at theContinue reading “Azov Tsushima – Videos”

Clouds on Cape Cod: The (Four of the) Five Sisters Cup Finish – Photos

Posted on July 13, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment The 400-mile run from the Hudson through the Cape Cod Precautionary Area to Boston by four of the Gorch Fock-class training barques over the weekend was won by Gorch Fock II, which also won the original OpSail76 Five Sisters Race and is the current holder of the Tiffany Trophy. Ironically, theContinue reading “Clouds on Cape Cod: The (Four of the) Five Sisters Cup Finish – Photos”

HMS Southern Prince was a motor ship that was built in 1929 as the refrigerated cargo ship Southern Prince. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1940 as a minelayer. She became a headquarters ship and then an accommodation ship in 1944, was a fleet training ship in 1945, and returned to civilian trade in 1946. In 1947 she was sold to Italian owners who had her refitted as a passenger ship and renamed her Anna C. From 1952 she was a cruise ship. She was scrapped in 1972.

RFA ” PEARLEAF ” Sailing to the breakers from Rosyth, April 1986