Jonathan Moynihan 29th April 2025 at 3:38pm HMS Prince of Wales has led Carrier Strike Group 25 to the Mediterranean after it set sail last week. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, along with most of her strike group – which includes the submarine HMS Astute, Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond, and Royal FleetContinue reading “Royal Navy’s flagship leads Carrier Strike Group 25 into the Mediterranean”
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BRP Tarlac Arrives PT PAL Surabaya for Modernization
By SeaWaves Magazine Apr 17, 2025 PT PAL Indonesia has once again been trusted by the Philippine Navy in its warship fleet modernization program. Amid the construction of the 3rd and 4th Landing Dock type ships owned by the Philippine Navy, PT PAL is now preparing to carry out maintenance and repair docking of theContinue reading “BRP Tarlac Arrives PT PAL Surabaya for Modernization”
Family and concrete: Palmerston North man aims for skies as helicopter loadmaster
The discipline and work ethic of his ex-Navy father led Palmerston North’s William Fogden to enlist. 29 April, 2025 It was the building site work on an expanding Air Force base that convinced him to choose the wide open skies of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and train to be a helicopter loadmaster.Continue reading “Family and concrete: Palmerston North man aims for skies as helicopter loadmaster”
The witnesses of Gallipoli campaign whose stories shed light on horrors of battle
Tim Cooper – 28th April 2025 at 2:00pm The Gallipoli campaign was an ill-fated attempt by Britain, Russia and France to weaken the Ottoman Empire by taking control of the Turkish Straits. Thousands of Australian and New Zealand troops took part in the failed operation and, in recognition of their efforts, the start of theContinue reading “The witnesses of Gallipoli campaign whose stories shed light on horrors of battle”
Hospital Ships – Maheno and Marama
The treatment and transfer of severely wounded from the battle site to somewhere they can be properly treated often requires transport by sea. This was done in hospital ships and during the First World War New Zealand provided two of these vessels, funded by a combination of Government finance and voluntary donations. They were theContinue reading “Hospital Ships – Maheno and Marama”
