HMAS Stalwart conducts a dual replenishment at sea with HMA Ships Brisbane and Toowoomba (Source: Defence) Naval power is now front and centre for the Albanese Government, with an emphasis on urgency, distributed firepower and numbers set to transform the Royal Australian Navy, but has the Surface Fleet Review truly delivered this and whatContinue reading “Surface Fleet Review: Urgency, distributed firepower and numbers key to delivering Aussie naval power”
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Navy, Air Force wow at Napier’s Art Deco Festival While the Navy commemorated its historic connection to Napier, the Air Force turned up with punchy air displays.
19 FEBRUARY, 2024 Napier welcomed the return of the New Zealand Defence Force to Hawke’s Bay for their week-long Art Deco Festival, which concluded on Sunday. The festival, cancelled since 2021 due to the Covid-19 years and the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle last year, regularly invites the Royal New Zealand Navy to commemorate theContinue reading “Navy, Air Force wow at Napier’s Art Deco Festival While the Navy commemorated its historic connection to Napier, the Air Force turned up with punchy air displays.”
Royal Australian Navy warship docks in Vishakhapatnam, to take part in ‘MILAN2024’ exercise
1 VISAKHAPATNAM: HMAS Warramunga, an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy on Sunday arrived in Visakhapatnam to take part in the multilateral naval exercise, ‘MILAN 2024,’ the Eastern Naval Command said.According to the Eastern Naval Command, the participation of the Australian warship is a reflection of the close maritime partnership between the two countries. “The Sunrise Command of the #IndianNavy extendsContinue reading “Royal Australian Navy warship docks in Vishakhapatnam, to take part in ‘MILAN2024’ exercise”
Check out this magnificent image of the 11.500-ton cruiser USS California (CGN-36) late in her career, with Japan’s Fujisan in the background.
Commissioned 50 years ago today on 16 February 1974, California was the lead of her two-ship class of nuclear-powered guided-missile destroyer leaders (redubbed as cruisers in June 1975 to counter the rise in Soviet destroyer-sized “cruisers”). In her late career configuration, seen above in the image from the CGN-38 Veterans Assoc, California is seen with twin PhalanxContinue reading “Check out this magnificent image of the 11.500-ton cruiser USS California (CGN-36) late in her career, with Japan’s Fujisan in the background.”
HMAS Albatross (later HMS Albatross) was a seaplane tender of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
HMAS ALBATROSS 1932 AWM Caption: AN AERIAL VIEW OF SEAPLANE CARRIER HMAS ALBATROSS WITH ONE OF HER SEAGULL AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT FROM 101 FLEET COOPERATION FLIGHT, RAAF, OVERHEAD. NOTE THE HATCH COVERING THE HANGAR ENTRANCE JUST FORWARD OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE MOUNTING FOR THE UNFITTED CATAPULT TOWARDS THE BOWS. The original uploader was Nick-D at English Wikipedia Hellenic Prince (former HMAS Albatross) HMAS Albatross in 1938 SContinue reading “HMAS Albatross (later HMS Albatross) was a seaplane tender of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)”
