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The USS George H.W. Bush departs Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment, March 31, 2026. (MCS2 Derek Cole/U.S. Navy) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its strike group departed Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment, the Navy announced. The Navy did notContinue reading “USS George H.W. Bush deploys amid Iran war”

  The U.S. Navy officially commissioned its newest nuclear attack submarine during a Saturday ceremony at Boston Harbor, the service announced. The USS Massachusetts, — which weighs 7,800 tons and is 377 feet long — is the 12th Virginia-class submarine and the fifth to be named after the U.S. state. “To the crew, the plank owners,Continue reading “US Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts”

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  HMAS Diamantina (M 86), named after the Diamantina River, is a Huon-class minehunter currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Possibly in background, KD Jebat is a Lekiu-class guided missile frigate currently serving in the Royal Malaysian Navy and one of the major naval assets for Malaysia. Jebat serves in the 23rd FrigateContinue reading “HMAS Diamantina (M 86), named after the Diamantina River”

USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was sunk at the Battle of Midway. She is the fourthContinue reading “USS YORKTOWN 1944 PUGET SOUND”