Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory near Manchester. The dish rotates on main turret bearings salvaged from HMS Royal Sovereign (05) and HMS Revenge (06). Photos included in blog post

  HMS Revenge (pennant number: 06) was the lead ship of five Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War in the mid-1910s. The ships were developments of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, with reductions in size and speed to offset increases in armour protection whilst retaining the same main batteryContinue reading “Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory near Manchester. The dish rotates on main turret bearings salvaged from HMS Royal Sovereign (05) and HMS Revenge (06). Photos included in blog post”

Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet

 Geoff Ziezulewicz 3 hours ago An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz last month in the Arabian Sea. (Navy) Citing a changing geopolitical world, Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said Wednesday that U.S. Fleet Forces Command will be renamed as U.S. Atlantic Fleet, a nod toward the increasing concern Navy leaders haveContinue reading “Navy bringing back US Atlantic Fleet”

New hospital ship Nanyi-13 commissioned to Chinese Navy

PLA Navy’s new hospital ship Nanyi-13 was officially commissioned at a military port on China’s Yongshu Reef, Nansha Islands on November 30, 2020. Read full news at this link… Nanyi-13, the independently designed and domestically made new-type hospital ship, is 109 meters in length and 17 meters in width, with a full displacement of moreContinue reading “New hospital ship Nanyi-13 commissioned to Chinese Navy”