Aaron-Matthew Lariosa – May 20, 2026 3:04 PM The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) dispatched a total of 15 cutters and offshore vessels Oct. 7, 2025, to resupply and escort fishermen operating in the vicinity of the Scarborough and Sabina shoals as part of the country’s Kadiwa Initiative,Continue reading “U.S. Wants to Construct Philippine Coast Guard Maintenance Facility, Repair Fuel Depot in Palawan”
Category Archives: All World Navies
CNS Almirante Cochrane Deploys for RIMPAC 2026
BySeaWaves Magazine – May 13, 2026 Canadian Forces Combat Camera Photo By Master Corporal Mathieu Gaudreaul The Secretary of State expressed his good wishes to the naval servants who will soon be deployed in the most important multinational maritime exercise in the world, highlighting the professionalism of the Chilean Navy and its strategic role inContinue reading “CNS Almirante Cochrane Deploys for RIMPAC 2026”
Surcouf was the largest French cruiser submarine. She served in both the French Navy and the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War. She was lost during the night of 18/19 February 1942 in the Caribbean Sea, possibly after colliding with an American freighter. Surcouf was named after the French privateer Robert Surcouf. She was the largest submarine built until surpassed by the first Japanese I-400-class submarine in 1944.
Surcouf had a twin-gun turret with 203 mm (8-inch) guns, the same calibre as that of a heavy cruiser (the main reason of Surcouf being designated as croiseur sous-marin – “cruiser submarine”) provisioned with 600 rounds. Surcouf was designed as an “underwater heavy cruiser”, intended to seek and engage in surface combat.[1] For reconnaissance purposes,Continue reading “Surcouf was the largest French cruiser submarine. She served in both the French Navy and the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War. She was lost during the night of 18/19 February 1942 in the Caribbean Sea, possibly after colliding with an American freighter. Surcouf was named after the French privateer Robert Surcouf. She was the largest submarine built until surpassed by the first Japanese I-400-class submarine in 1944.”
Spanish Navy selects ABB propulsion system for new hydrographic vessels
May 18, 2026, by Fatima Bahtić ABB has secured a contract with Spanish state-owned shipbuilding and design company Navantia to supply two forthcoming Spanish Navy coastal hydrographic vessels (BHC) with a complete DC-based power distribution and propulsion system. The vessels, scheduled for delivery by 2028, will be used for mapping and studying Spain’s coastal waters. AccordingContinue reading “Spanish Navy selects ABB propulsion system for new hydrographic vessels”
Ships from Canada, Mexico and the United States
Ships from Canada, Mexico and the United States conducted combined operations off the coast of Southern California, May 13, 2021 to enhance partnership and interoperability among the nations’ sea services.
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