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Sokolskaya shipyard successfully completes construction of new project 1388NZT torpedo boats for Russian Navy

 Sokolskaya shipyard successfully completes construction of new project 1388NZT torpedo boats for Russian NavySeptember News 2020 Navy Naval Maritime Defense Industry        09 SEPTEMBER 2020 According to BPMD live journal, Sokolskaya Shipyard JSC (Nizhny Novgorod Region) has completed the construction of the head torpedo boat TL-2195 of project 1388N3T (serial number 451) forContinue reading “Sokolskaya shipyard successfully completes construction of new project 1388NZT torpedo boats for Russian Navy”

HMS Apollo was a batch 3B broadbeam Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Apollo was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate Leander.

HMS Apollo  HMS Apollo was a batch 3B broadbeam Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Apollo was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate Leander.Continue reading “HMS Apollo was a batch 3B broadbeam Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Apollo was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate Leander.”

USS CHARLESTON was the first of five CHARLESTON – class amphibious cargo ships. Initially laid down as AKA 113 but redesignated LKA 113 on January 1, 1969, the USS CHARLESTON was transfered to the Naval Reserve Force in the early 1980s, but returned to the active fleet shortly afterwards because of the need for additional sealift capacity. Decommissioned on April 14, 1968, the CHARLESTON is now berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at Philadelphia, Penn., where she is held in reserve to make her available in the case of a military emergency.

  November 7, 2008, and show the CHARLESTON laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.  November 7, 2008, and show the CHARLESTON laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. General Characteristics: Awarded: June 11, 1965 Keel laid: December 5, 1966 Launched: December 2, 1967 Commissioned: December 14, 1968 Decommissioned: April 27, 1992 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. Propulsion system: twoContinue reading “USS CHARLESTON was the first of five CHARLESTON – class amphibious cargo ships. Initially laid down as AKA 113 but redesignated LKA 113 on January 1, 1969, the USS CHARLESTON was transfered to the Naval Reserve Force in the early 1980s, but returned to the active fleet shortly afterwards because of the need for additional sealift capacity. Decommissioned on April 14, 1968, the CHARLESTON is now berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at Philadelphia, Penn., where she is held in reserve to make her available in the case of a military emergency.”