By JOHN R. ROBY AL.COM • May 31, 2025 A Vermont company has been awarded more than a half-billion dollars to dismantle a historic aircraft carrier in Mobile, Ala. According to a Pentagon procurement notice posted Friday, NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services LLC of Vernon, Vt., has been awarded a $536,749,731 firm-fixed-price contract for “the dismantling,Continue reading “World’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be dismantled in Alabama”
Category Archives: All RNZN/NZDF News Past and Present
Sitrep (with videos): First ship of new class rolled out for Royal Navy amid ongoing challenges
30th May 2025 at 11:44am This week marked a significant milestone for the Royal Navy as the Type 31 HMS Venturer was officially rolled out of the build hall in Rosyth, receiving applause from gathered workers and officials. The Venturer is the first of five new Inspiration-class frigates, playing a vital role in the RoyalContinue reading “Sitrep (with videos): First ship of new class rolled out for Royal Navy amid ongoing challenges”
RNZ Navy Reserves protect United States Naval Ship
Reservists from three Royal New Zealand Navy units combined with Regular Forces to provide on-the-water security for a visiting US Navy ship in Wellington last week. 30 May, 2025 Personnel from Christchurch Reserve Unit HMNZS Pegasus brought up their J3 RHIB on a trailer to Wellington, while Regular Force personnel from the Boat Squadron atContinue reading “RNZ Navy Reserves protect United States Naval Ship”
RNZN History – HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles.
Tui was the first of two ships with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand. War service In March 1942 in Scotland, Tui and the four Isles-class trawlers, Killegray, Inchkeith, Sanda and Scarba had been newly built for New Zealand. They were formed into a flotilla and departed from the River Clyde with a convoy bound for Canada. The trawler flotilla then left for Auckland,Continue reading “RNZN History – HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. “
Royal Navy shadows Russian warships near UK in second mission this month
29th May 2025 at 12:07pm HMS Dragon, HMS Hurworth and HMS Ledbury have been involved in a five-day operation to track Russian naval activity near British waters. Royal Navy warships and helicopters have once again been called on to monitor Russian activity around the UK – the second such operation this month. Portsmouth-based HMS Dragon shadowed theContinue reading “Royal Navy shadows Russian warships near UK in second mission this month”
