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D154 HMS/HMAS Duchess Daring D96 HMS Crossbow (D96) Weapon Class D35 HMS Diamond Daring Class D118 HMS Battleaxe – Weapon Class

D154 HMS/HMAS Duchess Daring D96  HMS Crossbow (D96) Weapon Class D35 HMS Diamond Daring Class D118 HMS Battleaxe – Weapon Class via Blogger https://ift.tt/FXp3bjq 2026-04-23T13:18:55+12:00

Japan Converts Its Second Helicopter Carrier

  The JS Izumo aircraft carrier with its new bow section at the JMU dry dock in Isogo, Yokohama. Photo credits: JMSDF Japan Converts Its Second Helicopter Carrier into an Aircraft Carrier to Accommodate the F-35B The Japanese shipbuilding company Japan Maritime United has finished converting the second helicopter carrier, JS Izumo, into an aircraftContinue reading “Japan Converts Its Second Helicopter Carrier”

Ship that Debuted with the Nigerian Navy will be Key for Future U.S., Australian Naval Forces

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa – April 29, 2026 12:22 PM Damen LST-100 A class of landing vessels designed by a Dutch firm – first built in the United Arab Emirates and debuted by the Nigerian Navy – will become the mainstay of U.S. Marine Corps and Australian Defense Force amphibious operations across the Indo-Pacific Region in the coming decades.Continue reading “Ship that Debuted with the Nigerian Navy will be Key for Future U.S., Australian Naval Forces”

USN Amphibs Bougainville, Fallujah Deliveries Are Pushed Another Year

Mallory Shelboure – April 27, 2026 5:38 PM Future Bougainville (LHA-8) under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug. 30, 2024. USNI News photo The next two big-deck amphibious warships will take about nine years each to build, as the Navy pushes the planned delivery date for the vessels by another year, USNI NewsContinue reading “USN Amphibs Bougainville, Fallujah Deliveries Are Pushed Another Year”

Specialist team works through night to remove HMS Victory’s masts for conservation project

 Ros Moore – 28th April 2026 at 12:44pm Once all the masts are removed a scaffolding structure will encase the ship until the conservation work is completed in 2033 (Picture: National Museum Royal Navy) Across three nights a 30-strong specialist team using a 750-tonne crane are carefully removing the remaining masts of HMS Victory as partContinue reading “Specialist team works through night to remove HMS Victory’s masts for conservation project”