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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”

HMAS Canberra 1930’s Wellington

HMAS Canberra (I33/D33), named after the Australian capital city of Canberra, was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of County-class cruisers. Constructed in Scotland during the mid-1920s, the ship was commissioned in 1928, and spent the first part of her career primarily operating in Australian waters, with some deployments toContinue reading “HMAS Canberra 1930’s Wellington”

Fiji – Search expands for nine missing at sea

 Authorities cover 20,000 nautical miles as families await updates. Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 12:30 Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Timo during the search and rescue mission. Photo: Republic of Fiji Navy Search and rescue operations are intensifying for nine fishermen reported missing at sea after departing from Vatuwaqa, Suva last week. As of April 28,Continue reading “Fiji – Search expands for nine missing at sea”