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Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Forster (DE-334) docked at Tauranga in New Zealand, 1963

BAE Systems secures $155.9 million contract for USS Somerset overhaul

June 13, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić Defense company BAE Systems has been awarded a major US Navy contract valued at $155.9 million to carry out maintenance, modernization, and repairs on the USS Somerset (LPD 25). As informed, the firm-fixed-price contract, issued by Naval Sea Systems Command, covers the vessel’s fiscal year 2025 docking selected restricted availabilityContinue reading “BAE Systems secures $155.9 million contract for USS Somerset overhaul”

Destroyer USS Cole Headed to Southern Border, Replacing USS Gravely

Heather Mongilio – June 6, 2025 4:29 PM USS Cole (DDG-67) left Mayport, Fla., on Thursday as the latest Navy ship to participate in the Trump administration’s border mission. Cole will replace USS Gravely (DDG-107), which sailed to the southern border shortly after returning home from its deployment in the Red Sea. Cole is the second ship this week to head to theContinue reading “Destroyer USS Cole Headed to Southern Border, Replacing USS Gravely”

Carrier USS George Washington Back in Japan Ahead of Summer Patrol

Dzirhan Mahadzir – June 6, 2025 11:44 AM – Updated: June 6, 2025 12:06 PM Forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) returned to Yokosuka this week after wrapping up sea trials ahead of a summer patrol. Meanwhile, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 wrapped up Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) drills on Iwo To (Iwo Jima) onContinue reading “Carrier USS George Washington Back in Japan Ahead of Summer Patrol”

USS Cabot/ESPS Dedalo

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jun 5, 2025 The US entered World War II with seven aircraft carriers but by early 1942 only one remained operational. In June of that year, in order to meet the Navy’s pressing demand for carriers while the Essex class was under construction, President Roosevelt ordered the conversion of nine Cleveland-class lightContinue reading “USS Cabot/ESPS Dedalo”