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HMS Hartland Point (A262/F 25) Beach Head class repair ship.

HMS Hartland Point (A262/F 25) Fleet Role: Landing Craft Maintenance  Type: Victory (8580 dt)  Completion Date: July 1945  Builder: BDD/VDD, Vancouver, BC  History: 1956: Commenced conversion to Escort Maintenance ship;  1960: Operational base ship at Hong Kong;  1965: Reserve status at Portsmouth. Fate : Sold February 1974, broken up 1979> >       @import url(‘https://ift.tt/6dg539zContinue reading “HMS Hartland Point (A262/F 25) Beach Head class repair ship.”

USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074)/(DE 1074) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy.

USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074) underway 1 1971: An at-sea view of USS Harold E. Holt (DE 1074) being overflown by a US-2C “Tracker” aircraft from Fleet Composite Squadron ONE (VC-1) stationed at NAS Barber’s Point, Oahu, HI. I was attached to VC-1 from 1971 through 1973. Our US-2C aircraft were used to tow target sleeves forContinue reading “USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074)/(DE 1074) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy.”

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Sea of Japan.

SEA OF JAPAN (April 12, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), center, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kong (DDG 173), right, JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105), back left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS SpruanceContinue reading “The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Sea of Japan.”

USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Indonesian navy corvette KRI Bung Tomo (FF 357) conduct bilateral training in the South China Sea.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 13, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Indonesian navy corvette KRI Bung Tomo (FF 357) conduct bilateral training, providing the U.S. and Indonesian navies an opportunity to exercise and work together towards common maritime goals. Bilateral operations like this one reassure our allies and partnerContinue reading “USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Indonesian navy corvette KRI Bung Tomo (FF 357) conduct bilateral training in the South China Sea.”

USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk.

USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) NORFOLK (April 13, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, April 13, 2022. Donald Cook, homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, is operating in the U.S. 2nd Fleet in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in orderContinue reading “USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk.”