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  The first USS Newark (C-1) was a United States Navy protected cruiser, the eighth protected cruiser launched by the United States. In design, she succeeded the “ABC” cruisers Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago with better protection, higher speed, and a uniform 6-inch gun armament. Four additional protected cruisers (C-2 through C-5) were launched for the USN prior to Newark.[1][2] She was laid down by William Cramp &Continue reading “Circa 1900. “Cruiser U.S.S. Newark.”

The aircraft carrier George Washington departed Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia in May 2023. The maintenance on the ship kicked off in 2017. (Huntington Ingalls) The aircraft carrier George Washington is slated to return to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier in 2024 — replacing fellow carrier Ronald Reagan. Yokosuka previously hosted the George WashingtonContinue reading “The George Washington returns to Japan in 2024, Reagan heads home – By Diana Stancy Correll Friday, Dec 22”

The U.S. Navy river gunboat USS Oahu (PR-6) in the 1930s. USS OAHU 1920 The first USS Oahu (PR-6), a Yangtze River gunboat, was laid down by Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, Shanghai, China, 18 December 1926; launched as PG–46 on 26 November 1927; sponsored by Mrs. Bryson Bruce, wife of Comdr. Bruce; and commissioned 22 October 1928, Lt. Comdr. A. C. Thomas inContinue reading “– The first USS Oahu (PR-6), a Yangtze River gunboat, was laid down by Kiangnan Do”

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  In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, F-16 fighter jets, South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets and Japanese Air Force F-2 fighter jets fly over South Korea’s southern island of Jeju during a joint air drill, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)Continue reading “US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan – By Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press Dec 21, 08:00 AM”