USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class,[6] she is named in honor of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and was commissioned on 12 July 2003. Ronald Reagan made five deployments to the Pacific and Middle East between 2006Continue reading “US Military –US Aircraft Carriers – USS Ronald Reagan (Launched 4 March 2001)”
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US Military –US Battleships – USS Indiana (1893) – Launched 28 Feb 1893
USS Indiana was the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time.[5] Authorized in 1890 and commissioned five years later, she was a small battleship, though with heavy armor and ordnance. The ship also pioneered the use of an intermediate battery. She was designed for coastal defense[6] and as a result, her decks were not safeContinue reading “US Military –US Battleships – USS Indiana (1893) – Launched 28 Feb 1893”
US Military –US Battleships – USS Texas (1892)
Main article: USS Texas (1892) The acquisition of modern, European-built warships by Argentina, Brazil, and Chile had alarmed the United States. The straw that broke the camel’s back was Brazil’s commissioning of the battleship Riachuelo, which suddenly made the Brazilian Navy the strongest in the Americas. Congressman Hilary A. Herbert, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, said of the situation, “if all this old navy of oursContinue reading “US Military –US Battleships – USS Texas (1892)”
US Military –US Aircraft Carriers – USS Ronald Reagan goes into dry dock, expected to emerge in late 2026
By GARY WARNER STARS AND STRIPES • April 2, 2025 The USS Ronald Reagan arrives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., in August 2024. The aircraft carrier went into a 17-month maintenance at the shipyard in March 2025. (Gary Warner/Stars and Stripes) BREMERTON, Wash. — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan hasContinue reading “US Military –US Aircraft Carriers – USS Ronald Reagan goes into dry dock, expected to emerge in late 2026”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards –HMNZS Matataua is a land-based unit
Littoral Manoeuvre Craft HMNZS Matataua utilises three high-speed Littoral Manoeuvre Craft (LMC) for the Royal New Zealand Navy Specifications Make/model PFG Sentinel Boats – The Sentinel 1250 Hull material Plastic HDPE Length 12.6 meters BEAM 3.73 meters Speed 40+ knots ENgine power Twin Cummins QSB6.7 rated at 550hp each Drive Twin HJX29 Hamilton Jet UnitsContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards –HMNZS Matataua is a land-based unit”
