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The destroyer HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes was a British built, Dutch warship of World War II. She was laid down on 22 May 1940 as a British N-class destroyer and launched on 25 June 1941 as HMS Nonpareil, but on 27 May 1942, she was transferred to the Royal Dutch Navy.

The destroyer HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes was a British built, Dutch warship of World War II. She was laid down on 22 May 1940 as a British N-class destroyer and launched on 25 June 1941 as HMS Nonpareil, but on 27 May 1942, she was transferred to the Royal Dutch Navy.[2] The ship was commissioned inContinue reading “The destroyer HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes was a British built, Dutch warship of World War II. She was laid down on 22 May 1940 as a British N-class destroyer and launched on 25 June 1941 as HMS Nonpareil, but on 27 May 1942, she was transferred to the Royal Dutch Navy.”

USS Bunker Hill, Russell Return From Deployment

Bunker Hill, Russell Return From DeploymentU.S. Navy News Top Storiesby navynewsservice@dma.mil (Navy News Desk) / 7h//keep unread//hide The Ticonderoga—class guided—missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Arleigh Burke—class guided—missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego July 8 after a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.VISIT WEBSITE from JC’s Navy, MilitaryContinue reading “USS Bunker Hill, Russell Return From Deployment”

Carrier USS Truman Enters Shipyard for Short Repair Period After Back-to-Back Deployments

Carrier Truman Enters Shipyard for Short Repair Period After Back-to-Back Deployments1KUSNI Newsby Megan Eckstein / 6h//keep unread//hide USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on July 7 for an Extended Carrier Incremental Availability. US Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrived at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard yesterday to begin a short maintenance period followingContinue reading “Carrier USS Truman Enters Shipyard for Short Repair Period After Back-to-Back Deployments”

The last-survivor tames the ‘Twerp’

Published on 09 July 2020 LEUT Will Singer (author) Topic(s): Naval Heritage and History Left: HMAS Wyatt Earp in Antarctic waters off Young Island, March 1948. Right: Able Seaman Norman Tame, member of HMAS Wyatt Earp’s voyage to Antarctica in 1947-48. To some, the relationship between a farm-boy from the outskirts of Melbourne and a gun-slinging US marshalContinue reading “The last-survivor tames the ‘Twerp’”

The KIDD Connection

The KIDD Connection100+Navy Liveby U.S. Navy / 7h//keep unread//hide By Cmdr. Matt NolandExecutive OfficerUSS KIDD (DDG 100) This month, viewers everywhere will have the opportunity to see the latest Hollywood treatment of America’s Greatest Generation: Greyhound. Tom Hanks plays a U.S. Navy destroyer’s commanding officer charged with protecting a convoy of Allied ships from a wolfpack of German U-boatsContinue reading “The KIDD Connection”