The German Navy has christened the fifth and final K130 corvette (Braunschweig-class) from the second batch of the vessels. The ceremony took place at Rheinmetall’s Blohm+Voss site in Hamburg on April 29, in the presence of representatives from politics, industry, and the Bundeswehr (the German Armed Forces). Lübeck’s City President Henning Schumann’s partner, Huong Nguyen, christened the 89-metre-longContinue reading “German Navy christens fifth and final K130 Batch II corvette”
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US Navy launches oceanographic survey ship USNS Robert Ballard
Credit: Naval Oceanographic Office via Facebook The milestone was achieved on April 21-22, when the oceanographic survey ship was launched for the first time. The US Navy has launched the oceanographic survey ship, the future USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67), during a ceremony at the Bollinger Shipyard in Pascagoula. Up to this stage, Ballard had been assembledContinue reading “US Navy launches oceanographic survey ship USNS Robert Ballard”
HMAS Vendetta was one of three Daring-class destroyers built for and operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
The destroyer was built by Williamstown Naval Dockyard and entered service in 1958. During her early career, Vendetta was deployed to the Far East Strategic Reserve on multiple occasions. In 1965 and 1966, the destroyer undertook deterrence patrols during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. Along with several runs escorting the troop transport HMAS Sydney to Vietnam, fromContinue reading “HMAS Vendetta was one of three Daring-class destroyers built for and operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).”
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford expected to leave Middle East, reports say
By ALEX WILSON AND ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • April 30, 2026 The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here underway in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 22, 2026, is expected to depart the Middle East soon and return to Norfolk, Va. (Tajh Payne/U.S. Navy) The more than 4,500 service members embarked onContinue reading “Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford expected to leave Middle East, reports say”
US Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Alexandria, seen here transiting the Thames River in Connecticut, is set to be recycled in fiscal 2026, the Navy announced. (MCS Jason J. Perry/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy named 14 ships it intends to remove from the fleet during the current fiscal year, according to a Navy administrative message releasedContinue reading “US Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year”
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