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HMS Lion – C34

HMS Lion was a light cruiser of the British Royal Navy, originally ordered in 1942 as one of the Minotaur-class and laid down that same year as Defence by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 6 June 1942.She was finally commissioned in July 1960, having been rushed into service with someContinue reading “HMS Lion – C34”

HMNZS PUKAKI

HMNZS PUKAKI Ex Loch Achanalt (K424) Loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy, the ship was commissioned on 31 July 1944, and joined the 6th Canadian Escort Group at Derry for convoy defence and anti-submarine operations in the North-Western Approaches. On 16 October Loch Achanalt and Annan engaged and sank the German submarine U-1006 off theContinue reading “HMNZS PUKAKI”

HMNZS_Wakakura_(P3555)

HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in March 1985 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve. Wakakura was attached to the Wellington division of the Naval Volunteer Reserve from her commissioning until 2005, when she returned to the fleet base in Auckland. Wakakura, in companyContinue reading “HMNZS_Wakakura_(P3555)”

Warship Wednesday Jan 15, 2020: TF38 Running Amok in the South China Sea

laststandonzombieisland 13h   //  keep unread  //  hide Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger Warship Wednesday,Continue reading “Warship Wednesday Jan 15, 2020: TF38 Running Amok in the South China Sea”

The Philippine Navy has deployed two ships to help repatriate Filipinos in the Middle East as tensions in the region are rising.

A send-off ceremony for the landing dock BRP Davao Del Sur (LD602) and offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) took place at Pier 13, South Harbor, Manila, on January 14, 2020. The two Philippine Navy ships, together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units, will support the government’s efforts in repatriating distressedContinue reading “The Philippine Navy has deployed two ships to help repatriate Filipinos in the Middle East as tensions in the region are rising.”