By SeaWaves Magazine Apr 17, 2025 PT PAL Indonesia has once again been trusted by the Philippine Navy in its warship fleet modernization program. Amid the construction of the 3rd and 4th Landing Dock type ships owned by the Philippine Navy, PT PAL is now preparing to carry out maintenance and repair docking of theContinue reading “BRP Tarlac Arrives PT PAL Surabaya for Modernization”
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Family and concrete: Palmerston North man aims for skies as helicopter loadmaster
The discipline and work ethic of his ex-Navy father led Palmerston North’s William Fogden to enlist. 29 April, 2025 It was the building site work on an expanding Air Force base that convinced him to choose the wide open skies of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and train to be a helicopter loadmaster.Continue reading “Family and concrete: Palmerston North man aims for skies as helicopter loadmaster”
The witnesses of Gallipoli campaign whose stories shed light on horrors of battle
Tim Cooper – 28th April 2025 at 2:00pm The Gallipoli campaign was an ill-fated attempt by Britain, Russia and France to weaken the Ottoman Empire by taking control of the Turkish Straits. Thousands of Australian and New Zealand troops took part in the failed operation and, in recognition of their efforts, the start of theContinue reading “The witnesses of Gallipoli campaign whose stories shed light on horrors of battle”
Hospital Ship Maunganui
The Maunganui was an oil burner 30 years old with a speed of 15 to 16 knots. Her gross register was 7527 tons, her displacement 11,340 tons, her length 430 feet and breadth 55.6 feet. She was larger than both the Maheno and Marama which were the New Zealand hospital ships of the First World War. Plans were made for someContinue reading “Hospital Ship Maunganui”
US Navy’s Toledo Attack Submarine Completes Engineering Overhaul
The US Navy’s USS Toledo (SSN 769) has returned to service after its eleven-month engineering overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Refurbishment and modernization efforts, such as mast and periscope installation, as well as engine room tests, were conducted to extend its operational life. Maintenance for the nuclear-powered attack submarine was carried out byContinue reading “US Navy’s Toledo Attack Submarine Completes Engineering Overhaul”
